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Businesswomen and experts discuss women’s entrepreneurship in the OSCE region

Publishing date: 4 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Gender equality
VILNIUS, 4 March 2011- Trends and good practices in women’s entrepreneurship in the OSCE region were in focus during a two-day OSCE meeting that ended today in Vilnius, Lithuania...

OSCE Centre promotes efforts to integrate disabled women into society

Publishing date: 10 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
ASTANA, 10 February 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Astana co-organized a high-level conference on gender equality and integration of women with disabilities into society that started in Astana today...

OSCE Mission to Moldova launches campaign against gender-based violence

Publishing date: 25 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
CHISINAU, 25 November 2010-The OSCE Mission to Moldova today launched a series of awareness-raising activities, including continuing performances of a play, as part of the international 16-Day Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence...

Statement by OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

Publishing date: 24 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 24 November 2010- On the occasion of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement...

OSCE Centre helps strengthen gender sensitivity in southwestern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 19 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan, 19 November 2010- Addressing gender issues such as domestic violence, bride kidnapping, polygamy and early marriage were the central theme of an OSCE-supported conference held today in Jalal-Abad...

OSCE Presence and Albanian Government hold conference to encourage women to run for public office

Publishing date: 9 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
TIRANA, 9 November 2010- More than 120 women active in political and public life from Albania, Slovenia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met today in Tirana in an OSCE-organized conference that encourages Albanian women...

OSCE Senior Adviser calls for effective implementation of Azerbaijan's domestic violence law

Publishing date: 14 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality
BAKU, 14 October 2010- This month's adoption of a law on prevention of domestic violence, marks an important step for Azerbaijan towards implementing its gender equality commitments, the OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Jamila Seftaoui...