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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
On International Women’s Day, OSCE officials call for strengthening intergenerational dialogue to advance gender equality
Publishing date: 6 March 2020
TIRANA/VIENNA/WARSAW, 6 March 2020- Ahead of the International Women’s Day OSCE leaders urged further action in promoting gender equality and called for intergenerational dialogue to ensure engagement of young people. This year Women’s Day is marked against the backdrop of the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action for the Advancement of Women, and these occasions provide an opportunity to take stock of progress made, they said.
ODIHR encourages Belarus to continue work on strengthened judicial independence, promotion of human rights and support for women leaders
Publishing date: 27 February 2020
Greater efforts and co-operation are needed to achieve a more independent justice system, educate citizens about human rights and strengthen women’s leadership in Belarus, said Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), addressing
OSCE Presence assists Albania in enhancing implementation of Women, Peace and Security agenda
Publishing date: 7 February 2020
Albanian high-level officials, civil society activists and representatives of embassies gathered on 7 February in Tirana to discuss achievements in the implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in Albania and the way ahead. The OSCE Presence in Albania together with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare organized the event.
Full engagement of women, national minorities and persons with disabilities crucial to ensure democratic elections, say participants of OSCE conference in Tirana
Publishing date: 21 January 2020
Increasing the participation of women, national minorities and persons with disabilities at all stages of the electoral process is the focus of a conference taking place in Tirana on 21 and 22 January 2020. Key topics addressed are challenges and obstacles to the inclusion of these groups in
Mainstreaming Gender Perspective into Crime Prevention focus of OSCE-supported events in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 16 December 2019
Roundtable discussions on national and international good practices and challenges in engaging women in activities aimed at preventing violent extremism and other crimes among women took place in Tashkent and Ferghana on 10 and 12 December 2019, respectively. Members of the Senate of Oliy Majlis (parliament), representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, civil society organizations and international experts attended the events.
StopVAWnow.org- OSCE launches new online resource to combat violence against women in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 12 December 2019
VIENNA, 12 December 2019 – The OSCE Secretariat today launched a new online resource containing help and information pages to support efforts to prevent and combat violence against women. Available in six languages, www.stopvawnow.org is designed as a practical tool for officials, law enforcement agencies, NGOs and the wider public in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia as well as Moldova and Ukraine...
Online violence against women and girls discussed at IT Girls and OSCE event in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 10 December 2019
As part of the #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the IT Girls, joint initiative by UN Women, UNICEF and UNDP, supported by Sweden, and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) joined forces to raise awareness about gender-based violence against women and girls in cyberspace at an event held on 9 December 2019 in Sarajevo...