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The OSCE-GWNET Mentoring Program on Empowering Central Asian Women in Renewable Energy

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To empower women as agents of change in the energy transition, in 2022 the OSCE and GWNET launched the very first mentoring program supporting Central Asian women employed in this increasingly important sector for the economies of the region. Following a competitive selection process, 30 women professionals now engage regularly with mentors from all over the world to discuss the challenges they face in the energy sector and identify best ways to address them and advance their careers. We asked them what challenges they face as women professionals in the energy sector, why it is important to advance women’s participation in this industry, and how the OSCE program is unlocking their potential as sustainable energy Ambassadors in Central Asia.

Combating human trafficking in supply chains

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In a globalized economy, goods and services are regularly sourced from all corners of the globe, with the risk that these goods are produced by victims of human trafficking and forced labour. The OSCE works with States to adopt concrete measures to prevent human trafficking in supply chains and build their capacity to implement those measures. If States and businesses can identify and remove the risks of labour trafficking within their supply chains, they can eliminate the market that fuels exploitation.

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Participants of train-the-trainers course on identifying forged documents and impostors at border crossing points in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16 December 2022.

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Participants visit the National Dog Handlers Training Center of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan during a side event at the 17th CABMI Conference organized by the OSCE Secretariat, the Project Coordinator’s Office in Uzbekistan, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in close co-operation with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 13 December 2022.

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Anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism discussed at a conference organized by the OSCE, GIZ and BiH Ministry of Security, SARAJEVO, 15 December 2022

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OSCE Mission to BiH Head Aggeler visits Doboj, Banja Luka and Donja Gradina

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(l-r) Siv-Katrine Leirtroe, Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, and Maja Jovanović, Acting Supreme State Prosecutor of Montenegro, during the presentation of key findings from a Perception of the State Prosecution Service in Montenegro Research, commissioned by the OSCE Mission and conducted by Damar Agency, Podgorica, 15 December 2022.

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OSCE Presence in Albania and Constitutional Court award the winners of a competition on individual constitutional complaints, Tirana, 14 December 2022.

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Roundtable on combating technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings in Albania, Tirana, 14 December 2022.

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Albanian officials visit the special prison regime 41-bis facilities in Italy during a study visit organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, 5 December 2022.

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The OSCE held a regional workshop on Fostering Women’s Participation in the Energy Sector in Central Asia offering a platform for 30 representatives from energy ministries, industry, women’s energy associations, and academia from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to discuss regional opportunities and challenges facing women in the energy sector. Astana, 7 December, 2022.

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(l-r) Evan Eberle, Media Programme Manager in the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Elvira K. Ceković from the Agency for Electronic Media and Slaven Živković, executive director of DeFacto Agency, presenting the results of the research on media literacy in Montenegro at the press conference in Podgorica, 9 December 2022.