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OSCE Presence in Albania empowers newly-elected women councillors in Vlora, Shkodra and Tirana through Women Municipal Excellence Programme
Publishing date: 14 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
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
Content type: News
What we do: Gender equality
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.
OSCE training strengthens criminal justice responses to violence against women and girls in Serbia
Publishing date: 1 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
During the 16 Days of Activism campaign, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Serbian Justice and Interior Ministries delivered a training course helping police officers and prosecutors from several Serbian municipalities effectively respond to cases of violence against women and girls while maintaining a victim-centred approach.
OSCE promotes measures to prevent gender-based violence in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 1 December 2023
The last in a series of OSCE-supported three-day seminars on ethics and psychology of family relations, which focused on gender roles, gender relations and domestic violence, concluded on 1 December 2023. Whereas the first seminar took place in October and targeted youth representatives, the second
A Roundtable on Preventing the Involvement of minors in the online criminal activities is held in Tashkent
Publishing date: 26 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Human rights, Education, Gender equality, Youth
On November 24, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), together with the Ombudsperson for Children and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan convened the round table on “Preventing the involvement of children and youth in criminal activities on Internet” in