Event Archive
October 2020
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Access to information and freedom of the media
Live streaming The livestream will be available here. Webinar This webinar will provide an opportunity for participants to share best practices in enforcement of access to information mechanisms and discuss practices of independent national…
Meeting
Democracy, human rights and the pandemic: impact and opportunities
Panel discussion aiming to review the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on democratic institutions, and on fundamental rights and freedoms.
Meeting
Webinar: Safety and independence of journalism
Ahead of the second Global Conference on Media Freedom, the event will address physical and digital attacks on journalists and media professionals, as well as the deteriorating environment for independent journalism. The webinar will…
Meeting
Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
ODIHR and UN Women will host a webinar to discuss the policy recommendations report on the topic
Conference
Security Days: Revitalizing Trust and Co-operation in Europe: Lessons of the Paris Charter
The rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation led to the decision to cancel the in-person event in Prague and to move the conference fully online while trying to preserve as much of the real-life experience as possible. Please note beginning of…
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Defending and promoting rule of law principles: Challenges and ways forward
Live streaming The livestream will be available here. Background In a rule of law compliant system, all persons, institutions and entities, including states themselves, are accountable to laws that are equally enforced and independently…
Conference
2020 OSCE Asian Conference
2020 OSCE Asian Conference will focus on multilateral responses to global security challenges.
Meeting
Renewing commitments to the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the OSCE region
31 October 2020 marks the 20 th anniversary of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). This milestone occurs in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic and in the face of persistent and complex…
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Issues of Russian society and the media under the current pandemic
The online conference will deal with a number of issues, including "hate speech" and intolerance, human rights and discrimination of vulnerable groups. Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser of the OSCE RFoM, will speak at the meeting on "COVID-19…
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Online Launch of Holocaust Memorial Days: An overview of remembrance and education in the OSCE region
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE) is organising an online event on education and remembrance of the Holocaust.
Conference
22nd Central Asia Media Conference
22nd Central Asia Media Conference
Conference
2020 OSCE-wide Conference on Combating the Threat of Illicit Drugs and the Diversion of Chemical Precursors: Strengthening Effective Prevention of Drug Use among Youth through Community Policing
This conference will provide a platform for experts of OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation to discuss collective responses, including by means of community policing, to prevent youth from drug use and abuse, and to…
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Combating Racism and Discrimination against the Roma and Sinti
Live streaming The livestream recording is available here. Webinar The webinar will discuss the state of affairs and progress made by relevant stakeholders in the area of combating racism against Roma and Sinti. It will also identify…
Conference
OSCE Chairmanship conference: Addressing Organized Crime through Strategic Partnerships
Organized crime continues to represent one of the most serious transnational threats to security and stability across the OSCE and the Mediterranean region. Demanding and complex types of organized crime such as the trafficking of drugs…
September 2020
Meeting
Addressing Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance and Discrimination in the OSCE Region, with a Focus on Youth
Live streaming The livestream recording is available here. Webinar This webinar will provide an opportunity for youth activists, together with the personal representatives of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on tolerance and non…
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Three decades of upholding democracy and human rights: Opening webinar
Live streaming The livestream recording is available here. Webinar The webinar was opened by Inid Milo, Head of the 2020 Albanian OSCE Chairmanship Task Force, followed by keynote remarks from Tarja Halonen, former President of Finland…