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Gender equality focus of OSCE meeting in Vienna

Publishing date: 7 May 2010
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality
ODIHR and the OSCE’s Kazakh Chairmanship hosted a two-day Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna on 6-7 May.

OSCE meeting on gender equality begins with calls for more action on increasing women's participation in public life

Publishing date: 6 May 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 6 May 2010- A special OSCE meeting on gender equality got underway today with participants calling for increased action by participating States to promote the participation of women in political and public life...

OSCE trains local administrations in Ukraine on integrating gender equality

Publishing date: 16 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
ODESSA, Ukraine, 16 April 2010- Integrating gender equality aspects in the work of local governments is the focus of a two-day training workshop that began in Odessa today...

OSCE-supported Helsinki seminar seeks to address gender gap in labour migration policies

Publishing date: 15 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Gender equality
HELSINKI, 15 April 2010- Raising awareness of the challenges faced by female migrants and the need for appropriate policy responses, is the focus of an OSCE-supported training seminar which started in Helsinki today...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan reaching out to women voters

Publishing date: 16 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 16 March 2010- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan today organized a discussion between government officials and NGOs to assess the success of outreach campaigns targeting women as voters and women as candidates in the 28 February elections...

OSCE states must do more to advance women's political participation, gender equality, says OSCE Chairperson

Publishing date: 8 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
ASTANA, 8 March 2010- Sustainable peace and stability can only be achieved with the participation of women as equal partners with men, and OSCE states must do more to fulfil commitments to promote gender equality, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office...

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office reiterates engagement with Afghanistan as key priority for Kazakh Chairmanship

Publishing date: 26 February 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Rule of law
ASTANA, 26 February 2010. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, State Secretary and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev made the following statement on Afghanistan today: