Event Archive
November 2020
Meeting
Human Rights Defenders in Mongolia: Findings and recommendations of ODIHR’s assessment visit
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a multistakeholder online event to present the key findings of ODIHR’s 2018 assessment visit to Mongolia, focusing on the situation of human rights defenders…
Summit
Call for applications: ODIHR Training on Open Source Human Rights Monitoring
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is currently implementing a project in Ukraine entitled “Advancing the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine”. As part of this project, ODIHR is opening a call for…
Meeting
Gender, Diversity and Justice in South Eastern Europe
This webinar will discuss ways to boost participation of women, minorities and persons with disabilities in the justice sectors in South Eastern Europe.
Conference
Conference "Lessons from the Bloggers' Law"
The online conference will deal with a number of issues related to the regulation of the blogosphere and internet governance in Russia and internationally. Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom…
Meeting
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) III on Freedom of Religion or Belief: The Role of Digital Technologies and Civil Society Actors in Advancing This Human Right for All
The third such meeting of 2020 will offer stakeholder the possibility to discuss promotion and protection of the freedom of religion or belief.
Meeting
Human rights defenders in Italy: Findings and recommendations of ODIHR’s assessment visit
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a multi-stakeholder online event to discuss the key findings of ODIHR’s 2019 assessment visit to Italy, focusing on the situation of human rights defenders. The…
Meeting
The role of human rights defenders in promoting and protecting human rights
This thematic webinar will reflect on the role of human rights defenders in promoting and protecting human rights across the OSCE region over the past 30 years - including the role of national human rights institutions (NHRIs). This online…
Meeting
The evolution and practice of multilingual education: From The Hague recommendations to the digital era
The webinar will aim to showcase best practices in multilingual education initiatives, including the development of supporting digital tools. It will provide a platform to discuss how to support minority youth to gain the linguistic skills…

Meeting
Economic Consequences of COVID-19 on National Minorities
The protracted lockdown, although necessary to save lives, has impacted throughout the migration process, disrupting labour markets, the flow of remittances and prospects for development. Restoring human connectivity and a smooth…

Conference
2020 OSCE Mediterranean Conference
Topic: Promoting security in the OSCE Mediterranean region through sustainable development and economic growth

Conference
Launch of the #SOFJO Resource Guide
Launch of the #SOFJO Resource Guide
Meeting
2020 Young Policy Advisers Course
This course is designed to strengthen knowledge of democratic institutions and OSCE commitments in the field of democratic governance
October 2020
Meeting
Democratic law-making: principles of law-making and public consultations
Live streaming The livestream will be available here. Webinar This thematic webinar will address how respect for democratic principles and rule of law contributes to a good law-making process, strengthens good governance, as well as…
Meeting
Trafficking of Women and Girls: A Form of Gender-Based Violence
During the third OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB)…

Conference
Third OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference
Three years after the second Gender Equality Review Conference in 2017, the conference will review progress in the implementation of the 2004 Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The aim of the conference is to promote a more…
Meeting
OSCE enhancing the UNSC Resolution 1325: gender equality for a more peaceful world
The high-level meeting will honour the 20 th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and discuss key challenges in the implementation of the resolution, with special focus on the importance of women’s…