News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes good practices in operating women’s shelters
Publishing date: 3 July 2012
CHISINAU, 3 July 2012 – Running shelters for women survivors of domestic violence is the focus of a two-day workshop which started today in Chisinau, organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the Austrian Embassy in Chisinau...
OSCE Centre organizes seminar on domestic violence for law enforcement officials in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
ASHGABAT, 29 June 2012 – More than 25 representatives from Turkmenistan participated today in Ashgabat in an OSCE-organized seminar on good law-enforcement practices in preventing and addressing domestic violence...
OSCE organizes discussion on increasing women’s political participation in Armenia
Publishing date: 27 June 2012
The OSCE Office in Yerevan organized a roundtable discussion on 26 June 2012 for women in political parties to share their experiences of the May 2012 parliamentary elections...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes empowerment of women in political decision making
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
A two-day OSCE-supported conference on the empowerment of women in decision-making for more than 70 representatives of the Assembly of Kosovo and municipal women caucuses, political parties, Agency for Gender Equality, and local and international agencies dealing with gender issues, concluded in Prishtinë/Priština on 23 June 2012...
OSCE promotes gender issues as part of comprehensive security
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
On 26 June 2012 the OSCE Gender Section organized a discussion in Vienna on ways to incorporate gender perspectives into security discussions and increase the role of women in maintaining peace and security, as set out in the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro signs agreement with Montenegro authorities to promote gender equality in municipalities
Publishing date: 22 June 2012
An agreement aimed at strengthening gender equality at the local level was signed between the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and local and national authorities in Montenegro on 22 June 2012...
OSCE promotes women’s participation in political parties in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 21 June 2012
BAKU, 21 June 2012 – An OSCE workshop on increasing the participation of women in political parties in Azerbaijan opened today in Baku...