News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports study visit to North Macedonia for Tajik women politicians
Publishing date: 4 April 2022
Eight prominent women politicians from the Alliance of Women Parliamentarians of Tajikistan have helped promote the issue of gender mainstreaming in a study visit to Skopje, North Macedonia. The event was part of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe’s support to gender mainstreaming, and was jointly organized with the OSCE Mission to Skopje from 29 March to 1 April 2022.
Strengthening criminal justice capacities to combat gender-based violence focus of OSCE-organized roundtables in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 15 March 2022
From January to March 2022, the OSCE convened the second round of meetings of the Multi-Agency Committees in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. The committees were established as part of the OSCE’s project Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina donates books to schools on International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 8 March 2022
To mark International Women’s day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina presented to primary schools a selection of books and posters about inspiring women. These books and posters, delivered by the Mission’s nine field offices, highlight positive examples of accomplishments of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina and throughout the world.
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes research on stress factors affecting women police officers at work
Publishing date: 8 March 2022
Today, on International Women’s Day, together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Macedonia and the Alumni of the OSCE-supported mentoring programme for women in the police, the OSCE Mission to Skopje organized a discussion on recognizing and overcoming stress symptoms of women in the
Only in unity we can stop the war and build a safe world for everyone – message from Liliana Palihovici, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Gender
Publishing date: 8 March 2022
CHISINAU, 8 March 2022- The realm of peace that we have lived in for the last decades in Europe is at risk. Russian aggression against Ukraine is leaving millions of hearts scarred and people losing their lives.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports children and youth survivors of gender-based violence
Publishing date: 22 February 2022
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro recognizes the essential work that the organizations ‘Women’s Safe House’ and ‘SOS Podgorica’ do in providing a safe refuge to women and their children from gender-based violence, complementary to social and judicial response. In support of the ongoing national efforts, the Mission donated around 300 books and arts and crafts sets for children and youth survivors of gender-based violence on 22 February 2022 in Podgorica.
Gender equality in parliament focus of OSCE workshop for members of parliament, political parties and judges in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 17 February 2022
Gender mainstreaming in politics and legislation and best practices in reviewing legislation for gender sensitivity were the topics of a two-day advanced workshop that ended on 16 February 2022 in Dushanbe. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) co-organized the event.