News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports women in conflict prevention and reconciliation efforts in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 3 August 2011
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 3 August 2011 – A co-operation agreement between women community leaders, the community police, healthcare and education structures and the Mayor’s Office was signed today in Osh in the framework of an OSCE project on gender issues and conflict prevention in southern Kyrgyzstan...
On first joint visit, OSCE Special Representatives meet President of Kyrgyzstan, discussed prevention of human trafficking and violence against women
Publishing date: 30 July 2011
BISHKEK, 30 July 2011 – On a joint visit to Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, and the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues, Wendy Patten, stressed today the importance of continuing co-operation with the authorities of Kyrgyzstan to better prevent and fight against trafficking in human beings and all forms of gender-based violence...
OSCE Special Representatives on gender and human trafficking visit Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 26 July 2011
The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues, Wendy Patten, and the OSCE Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, are visiting Kyrgyzstan from 26 to 29 July 2011...
OSCE-supported play on domestic violence tours Moldovan regions
Publishing date: 14 July 2011
Telling the true stories of women who were victims of domestic violence, the documentary-style play Casa M. will tour Moldova’s regions from 15 to 31 July 2011 to help raise awareness of and prevent domestic violence...
Increasing female participation in public life focus of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 13 July 2011
A series of three-day training seminars for female party activists from the Respublika, Ak-Shumkar and Ata-Meken political parties was completed on 13 July by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs...
OSCE/ODIHR supports dialogue on political party funding and women’s political participation in Georgia
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
TBILISI, 29 June 2011 – Political party funding and the participation of women in political life in Georgia are the focus of a meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Georgian Central Election Commission which started today...
OSCE Office promotes community policing with conference in Baku
Publishing date: 9 June 2011
BAKU, 9 June 2011 – A two-day community policing conference, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku, began today with senior Azerbaijani police management, government agencies, civil society and international experts...