News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Gender and economy the focus of Prague event
Publishing date: 14 September 2012
The OSCE’s Gender Section held a discussion on gender and economy on the margins of the 20th Annual Economic and Environmental Forum in Prague on 14 September 2012...
Assisting integration of women from migrant, minority and Roma and Sinti communities in focus at OSCE conference
Publishing date: 6 September 2012
VIENNA, 6 September 2012 – An OSCE-organized roundtable discussion of ways to overcome existing barriers to the integration of migrant, minority and Roma and Sinti women into their communities and into the society as a whole started in Vienna today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine opens art exhibition by domestic violence victims
Publishing date: 4 September 2012
KYIV, 4 September 2012 – Paintings by victims of domestic violence are on show at an exhibition that was opened in Kyiv today by Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
OSCE organizes leadership summer school for young women from both banks of Dniester/Nistru river
Publishing date: 6 August 2012
CHISINAU, 6 August 2012 – Having women in leadership positions is key to women’s empowerment and a precondition for any country’s prosperity, said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, today as she inaugurated the 2012 Summer School of Leadership for young women in Vadul Lui Voda...
OSCE launches project to strengthen women’s political participation in Armenia
Publishing date: 25 July 2012
YEREVAN, 25 July 2012- The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, announced today a series of activities to increase opportunities for women’s participation in political life ahead local self-government and presidential elections in 2012 and 2013 in Armenia...
OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyzstan implement UN Resolution 1325
Publishing date: 25 July 2012
BISHKEK, 25 July 2012- A two-day OSCE training seminar for members of the Inter-Agency Working Group established by Kyrgyzstan to develop a national action plan on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security ended today in Bishkek...
OSCE promotes greater involvement of women in election processes
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Enhancing women’s participation in democratic elections was the subject of a discussion held by the OSCE on 13 July 2012 in Vienna, on the margins of a major OSCE conference on elections...