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OSCE highlights need to involve women in efforts to counter violent extremism, terrorist radicalization

Publishing date: 12 March 2012
Collections: Past Activities Related to Human Rights and Anti-terrorism
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Gender equality
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...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports gender mainstreaming in conflict prevention and resolution

Publishing date: 9 March 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
SKOPJE, 9 March 2012 – The role of women in conflict prevention and peaceful conflict resolution was the topic of an OSCE-supported public event that took place in Skopje today...

OSCE Mission calls for commitment to women’s rights and gender equality

Publishing date: 8 March 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Gender equality
SARAJEVO, 8 March 2012 – On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Fletcher M. Burton stressed today the need to step up efforts to promote rights of women and gender equality...

Promoting gender equality and women’s rights must be a priority for all OSCE states, says Chairperson on International Women’s Day

Publishing date: 8 March 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Gender equality
DUBLIN, 8 March 2012 – Promoting gender equality and ensuring women’s participation in political, public and economic spheres must be central to the work of the OSCE and all 56 participating States, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore today marking International Women’s Day...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo launches campaign against domestic violence, assists institutions

Publishing date: 7 March 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Gender equality
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 7 March 2012 – A day ahead of the International Women’s Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched an information campaign urging the public to report cases of domestic violence, and publications to help the local institutions better assist victims of the crime...

OSCE Office supports discussion on domestic violence legislation in Armenia

Publishing date: 17 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 17 February 2012 – A new draft law on domestic violence was the focus of a discussion held today with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...

OSCE Office presents media awards for promotion of gender equality in Armenia

Publishing date: 10 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 10 February 2012 – Twenty-one awards in twelve categories recognizing the promotion of gender equality in the media were presented today to the winners of the Na/Ne (S/HE) annual competition...