News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR supports discussion on increasing women’s participation in political parties in Georgia
Publishing date: 27 April 2012
Measures to increase women’s participation as political party candidates in Georgia were the focus of a three-day event co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Tbilisi from 25 to 27 April 2012...
Training course on responding to domestic violence held by OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 25 April 2012
TASHKENT, 25 April 2012 – A three-day training seminar organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan on the criminal justice response to domestic violence began in Tashkent today...
OSCE helps establish first support centre for domestic violence victims in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 April 2012
A support and assistance centre for victims of domestic violence opened in Ashgabat in April 2012 with support from the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator assists police in combating gender-based violence in Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 April 2012
LVIV, Ukraine, 23 April 2012 – Law enforcement efforts in combating gender-based violence is the topic of a roundtable discussion jointly organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior that started today in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv...
Discussion on challenges for women in sports took place in Vienna
Publishing date: 20 April 2012
An OSCE-initiated discussion on the topic “Women in Sport – Towards Enhancing Equality” aimed at raising awareness on challenges that exist for women in sports and highlighting the commitment of the OSCE to promote gender equality, took place in Vienna on 20 April 2012...
ODIHR supports conference on increasing women’s participation in Polish politics
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
Strategies to raise women’s participation in Polish political life were the focus of a conference organized in Warsaw on 17 April 2012 by the Polish Institute of Public Affairs, and supported by ODIHR and the British Embassy...
OSCE highlights need to involve women in efforts to counter violent extremism, terrorist radicalization
Publishing date: 12 March 2012
VIENNA, 12 MARCH 2012 – Ways of empowering women in countering violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism is the focus of a two-day expert meeting organized by the OSCE today in Vienna...