News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine organizes conference on gender equality and law enforcement
Publishing date: 18 May 2005
EVPATORIA, UKRAINE, 18 May 2005- Promoting gender equality in law enforcement activities and raising awareness of gender-related issues is the focus of a three-day conference which opened today in the Ukrainian coastal town of Evpatoria...
OSCE must play bigger role in ending violence against women, says Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 28 April 2005
PARIS, 28 April 2005- Violence against women is not only a widespread global problem but also a major obstacle to women's expression of free will and humanity's progress towards equality, development and peace, the OSCE Chairman said today in Paris...
OSCE Mission calls for greater efforts to promote gender equality in Serbia
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
BELGRADE, 21 April 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, today called for Serbia's institutions to make greater efforts to address the problem of gender discrimination. Speaking at a meeting...
OSCE Skopje mission promotes gender equality at local level
Publishing date: 12 January 2005
SKOPJE, 13 January 2005- Promoting gender equality at local administration level was the focus of a forum that ended yesterday evening in Skopje. Organized by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the Union of Women's Organizations of...
OSCE Centre holds conference on gender-related issues for students in Central Asia
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
DUSHANBE, 13 May 2004- Raising awareness of gender-related problems among students in Central Asia and preventing inequality in society is the aim of a conference that opened here today. Some 60 students from...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promoting involvement of women in politics
Publishing date: 6 May 2004
SKOPJE, 6 May 2004- The Union of Women Organizations, the unit for promotion of gender equality of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, and the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje have launched for the second time a project promoting women...
OSCE Almaty Centre trains journalists in Kazakhstan on gender issues
Publishing date: 26 April 2004
ALMATY, 26 April 2004- In order to increase gender sensitivity and awareness of the rights of women among media professionals, the OSCE Centre in Almaty is holding a two-day seminar for local journalists on gender issues, beginning today. "Overcoming...