News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE brings together women peacebuilders and mediators from Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia to discuss common priorities and advocacy strategies
Publishing date: 12 February 2024
The OSCE Gender Issues Programme and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) held the second “Women’s Networks WIN Together” regional conference on networks across women peacebuilders and mediators from Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia on 5-7 February in Vienna.
Transforming the Criminal Justice Chain to Address Violence Against Women and Girls
Publishing date: 22 December 2023
Addressing violence against women and girls requires an effective response across the entire criminal justice chain. This starts with the first encounter with the police, ensuring gender-sensitive policing and victim-centred investigations, and culminates in a fair judgment delivered by a court of
Role of women in organized crime in focus at OSCE workshop for law enforcement in Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 December 2023
On 18 and 19 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a regional workshop to present and discuss the findings of the OSCE assessment report on ‘Understanding the role of women in organized crime’ in the context of Central Asia. The workshop was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
OSCE Presence in Albania empowers newly-elected women councillors in Vlora, Shkodra and Tirana through Women Municipal Excellence Programme
Publishing date: 14 December 2023
About 45 women councillors from Vlora, Shkodra and Tirana regions participated in three tailored information sessions organized by the OSCE Presence as part of its Women Municipal Excellence Programme #WoMEP, during the first two weeks of December 2023. The primary objective of these activities was
OSCE-organized training courses build skills and knowledge of the State Emergency Services in Ukraine
Publishing date: 12 December 2023
The war against Ukraine is having a devastating impact on civilians and civilian infrastructures, with widespread destruction of housing, schools, medical facilities, and health care centers. In a series of three training courses, the OSCE, through the WIN Project, trained 76 employees of the State Emergency Services on gender-sensitive and disability-inclusive humanitarian response and women's leadership in humanitarian action.
OSCE assesses progress made in the implementation of commitments aimed at improving the fight against gender-based violence in BiH
Publishing date: 12 December 2023
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) hosted a meeting to assess progress made in the implementation of six overarching commitments established to combat gender-based violence (GBV) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Engaging men in promotion of gender equality in focus of OSCE-organized conference
Publishing date: 6 December 2023
Identifying new ways to engage men in working towards gender equality was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE WIN and CHANGE projects on 5 and 6 December in Warsaw.