December 2024
Conference
Informing and Engaging Voters – A Regional Perspective on Challenges and Opportunities to Increase Voter Turnout
About As part of the Support to Electoral Reforms in the Western Balkans project, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will organize the conference “Informing and Engaging Voters – A Regional Perspective on…
Conference
Free Legal Aid to Children during the War: Steps to Improvement. Strategic Forum
The aim of the event is to discuss with the key stakeholders and expert community the ideas for increasing the availability and quality of the free legal aid to children, as well as to develop the relevant proposals for improving services…
Workshop
"Drops of the Future” Youth Workshop Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Open Call for Application The OSCE, together with Switzerland, is organizing the Youth Workshop “Drops of the Future” on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. The workshop will take place back to back with the OSCE Academy Security Conference. The…
Seminar
Ensuring Justice for Hate Crime Victims through Strategic Litigation
Hate crimes send a message of rejection and exclusion and have a profound impact on victims, communities and societies. Despite this, judicial protection of hate crime victims is often inadequate. ODIHR’s webinar will promote effective and…
General event
Call for Applications: 3rd edition of the OSCE Women’s Peace Leadership Programme
The OSCE Secretariat has the pleasure of announcing the call for applications for the third edition of the OSCE Women’s Peace Leadership Programme (WPLP), focusing on the intersection of gender, climate, and mediation. This program…
Conference
OSCE International Anti-Corruption Day Conference: Looking Back and Looking Ahead on the Fight against Corruption
The Looking Back and Looking Ahead on the Fight against Corruption: OSCE International Anti-Corruption Day Conference will provide a valuable opportunity to recognize OSCE’s contributions to combating corruption and promoting good…
Training
Conducting Trial Monitoring of Migration-Related Cases
About In the context of increasing criminalization of migration and criminalization of solidarity with migrants and refugees, ODIHR organizes a two-day, in-person training course in Warsaw on conducting trial monitoring of migration-related…
Ministerial council
31st OSCE Ministerial Council
Final Decisions and Declarations The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 31th OSCE Ministerial Council in Malta: DECISION No. 1/24, TIME AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING OF THE OSCE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL DECISION No. 2…
Conference
XIII Civil Society Development Forum “(With)STAND”
The annual Civil Society Development Forum is one of the largest and renown platforms in Ukraine for communication and exchange of ideas between civil society and donor organizations, charitable foundations, government institutions, public…
Training
Human Rights at International Borders: Exploring New Technologies, their Risks and Opportunities
In a nutshell The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is inviting applications for a training course for human rights defenders working at international borders in the Northern Mediterranean region. The course…
Training
Detention monitoring and the protection of human rights while preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in prisons
This regional training course aims to strengthen the knowledge and skills of independent detention monitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia with regard to protecting human rights while preventing and countering…
Seminar
Transforming political parties from within: Gender audits and action plans
Political parties are often called the ‘gatekeepers’ of democracy, and, in particular, of women’s political participation, because of their fundamental and unique role in the democratic process. They represent the views and perspectives of…
November 2024
Conference
All-Ukrainian Youth Work Forum "United by the Light"
One of the key youth work events this year - the All-Ukrainian Forum "United by the Light" - will highlight the latest research in the field, cover current topics and methods of working with youth across Ukraine. The event is organised for…
Conference
Conference on Media Freedom in the OSCE Region - Strengthening Media Freedom for Resilient and Vibrant Democracies in the Digital Age
In today’s rapidly changing digital landscape, free and independent media are essential for vibrant democracies and secure societies. However, media freedom is facing unprecedented challenges across the OSCE region, from the safety of…
Ceremony
Opening of exhibition featuring artworks created by students from both banks during the joint plein air “Peace Through Art”
On 20 November, the OSCE Mission to Moldova will open an art exhibition featuring paintings by twenty art students from “Alexandru Plamadeala” Republican College of Fine Arts from Chisinau and “Victor Postoikin” Higher Education Art College…
Meeting
Criminal Justice for Central Asia: 9th Expert Forum
The purpose of the Expert Forum is to conduct an informed dialogue and exchange experiences in order to contribute to policy development and reform in the area of criminal justice in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan…