News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE’s study on National Action Plans for implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 presented in Podgorica
Publishing date: 8 October 2015
The OSCE Study on National Action Plans on the Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which analyses the strategies of 27 countries in the OSCE region in implementing this decision on women, peace and security, was presented on 6 October 2015 in Podgorica, Montenegro...
Gender equality in the military enhances security for all, say participants of joint OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation-Permanent Council meeting
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
VIENNA, 7 October 2015 – Implementing gender equality in the military is a work in progress but further efforts are still needed to improve the participation of women in the decision-making in the armed forces, said experts who took part in the joint session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) and the Permanent Council today in Vienna...
OSCE-supported Memoranda of Understanding aimed at gender equality strengthening signed with four Montenegrin Municipalities
Publishing date: 5 October 2015
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Human and Minority Rights Ministry, aiming to strengthen the co-operation in the area of gender equality, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with municipalities of Andrijevica, Gusinje, Petnjica and Plav on 2 October 2015 in Plav...
OSCE trains local government officials in Kazakhstan on gender mainstreaming
Publishing date: 2 October 2015
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 2 October 2015 –Applying gender-mainstreaming principles in politics and local self-governance, as well as promoting good governance, transparency and accountability in rural communities and small towns were focus of the OSCE-supported training seminar that took place today in Aktau, Kazakhstan...
Global Counterterrorism Forum adopts good practices prepared by the OSCE on women and countering violent extremism
Publishing date: 28 September 2015
NEW YORK CITY, 28 September 2015 A good practices document on women and countering violent extremism prepared by the OSCE was adopted on 27 September today by the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) as non-binding guidance to assist governments in mainstreaming gender into policies and measures to counter violent extremism (CVE).
OSCE Mission to Moldova organizes first youth debate tournament
Publishing date: 28 September 2015
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the first in a series of three debate tournaments for 35 selected high school students from Bender, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Taraclia, Tiraspol and Vulcănești. During the event, which took place on 26 September 2015 in Comrat, the young participants deliberated on the positive impact of increasing the number of women in politics...
OSCE-organized workshop in Montenegro discusses preventing early forced marriages among vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
The prevention of early forced marriages was the topic of a workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 22 September 2015...