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OSCE Centre in Astana holds seminar on assistance measures to victims of domestic violence and human trafficking
Publishing date: 26 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Gender equality
BOROVOE, Kazakhstan, 26 August 2010- A two-day seminar for government officials and representatives of NGOs to promote access to medical, psychological and social assistance for victims of trafficking and domestic violence began today...
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes course to help authorities and NGOs combat domestic violence
Publishing date: 19 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
BOROVOE, 19 August 2010- An OSCE-organized training course for government and non-governmental organization employees to teach courses on domestic violence prevention began today in Borovoe, northern Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre supports training for domestic violence hotline consultants
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
ASHGABAT, 8 July 2010- An OSCE-supported training course on providing hotline support for issues related to domestic violence concluded in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports seminar on gender-responsive budgeting
Publishing date: 23 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 23 June 2010- A seminar supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on gender-responsive budgeting and planning for 15 key officials from ministries as well as from the Parliamentary Committee on gender issues started in Dushanbe today...
Despite progress, more work needed to promote role of women in the security sector, say parliamentarians at Montenegro meeting
Publishing date: 22 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Secretariat
CETINJE, Montenegro, 22 June 2010- Although progress has been made in increasing the participation of women in the security sector, more work is needed to further promote their role, participants at an OSCE regional meeting for female...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan helps train police officers in supporting victims of domestic violence
Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
HOJA OBI GARM, Tajikistan, 16 June 2010- An OSCE-supported week-long training course for 20 law enforcement officials on working with domestic violence victims is being held this week in northern Tajikistan...
Gender and comprehensive security in focus at annual OSCE, UN and Council of Europe meeting
Publishing date: 14 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships
VIENNA, 14 June 2010- Achieving peace and stability requires equal inclusion of both women and men, OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut said today at a meeting between the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations...