News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Gender training course supported by OSCE ends in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
TASHKENT, 28 April 2006- A five-day gender training course for participants from Uzbekistan's Ombudsman institution, the Women's Committee and other Uzbek women's organizations ended today in Tashkent...
OSCE Office in Yerevan co-organizes award ceremony to announce winners of essay contest
Publishing date: 13 April 2006
YEREVAN, 14 April 2006- High School students who wrote essays on the problems women face in the Armenian society and women's roles in society and the family were in the limelight as the winners of the OSCE-supported Third Republican Student Essay...
OSCE Chairman encourages Tajik Government to push ahead with democratic reforms
Publishing date: 30 March 2006
DUSHANBE, 30 March 2006- Continuing his trip in Central Asia, the Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister, Karel De Gucht, visited Tajikistan on Thursday and met with President Emomali Rakhmonov, Foreign Minister...
OSCE Office trains women in Azerbaijan in strategic planning
Publishing date: 15 March 2006
BAKU, 15 March 2006- An OSCE-supported workshop aimed at helping non-governmental organizations define their mission goals and translate their visions into mission statements and realistic objectives concluded today in Baku...
OSCE Office launches essay competition for Armenian students on gender issues
Publishing date: 7 March 2006
YEREVAN, 7 March 2006- The role of women in decision-making will be the theme of a student essay competition that will be launched tomorrow by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. Organized in co-operation with the Centre for the Development of Civil Society...
OSCE Centre supports discussion on gender issues in Kyrgyz legislation
Publishing date: 6 December 2005
BISHKEK, 6 December 2005- Gender perspective in the country's legislative acts was discussed at today's meeting on amendments to the law on political parties, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek together with the Committee of Social Policy of the...
OSCE Centre to hold conference on domestic violence in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 November 2005
DUSHANBE, 24 November 2005- Ways of combating domestic violence will be the focus of a conference that opens tomorrow in the Tajik capital. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, the event will bring together over 150 participants representing...