May 2020
Conference
Environmental co-operation in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking place in a broader context of unprecedented global challenges, with the climate crisis, environmental changes and socio-economic inequality shaping a rather turbulent decade ahead. Protecting and leveraging…
Meeting
Annual Trial Monitoring Meeting 2020
Participants at the 2020 Annual Trial Monitoring Meeting are involved with OSCE Field Operations and NGOs
Meeting
Understanding the gender dimensions of justice and security responses to COVID-19
Online Workshop: Understanding the gender dimensions of justice and security responses to COVID-19
Training
ONLINE EVENT: “United 4 Change” Program for Young Political Activists 2020
The four-day course will be held in a webinar format for 20 selected civic activists and community leaders from the OSCE region who are interested in entering the public sector and politics or increasing their engagement in these fields…
Meeting
International Roma Contact Group (IRCG)
The International Roma Contact Group aims to provide a forum for discussion on the key issues and challenges affecting Roma in Europe
Meeting
ONLINE EVENT: Courts in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
As many countries ease the lockdown measures prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, courts, which have been closed during the height of the pandemic, will also reopen their doors. The return to court is likely to be gradual, and "social…
Meeting
ONLINE EVENT: Cross-Linkages between Human Trafficking and Pornography: Myth or Reality?
Trafficking for sexual exploitation, including for the production of pornographic material offline and online, has become particularly profitable and widespread due to the use of the “dark web”, "cryptocurrency" and encrypted messaging…
April 2020
Conference
Economic and Environmental Impacts of COVID-19 and their implications for security
Due to the impact of COVID-19 the global outlook is dire. The ILO’s estimates on global unemployment – a record spike of 195 million job losses – the WTO’s predictions on trade worldwide – an expected decline between 13 and 32 percent - are…
Training
UPDATE: This event is postponed until further notice - Human Rights Monitoring and Reporting Training for Roma Human Rights Defenders
Part of ODIHR’s project “Advancing the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine”, the training event is designed for Roma human rights defenders working on issues related to the human rights of Roma. The training aims to enable Roma human…
Roundtable
ONLINE EVENT: Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Undocumented Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Times of Crisis
Undocumented migrants and asylum seekers are among those most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to curb the spread of the virus, it is necessary to put in place health and social measures which cater for the entire population…
Meeting
ONLINE EVENT: The functioning of courts in the Covid-19 pandemic
On 9 April 2020, ODIHR is providing a platform to discuss current challenges in OSCE participating States in retaining functioning justice systems despite states of emergencies, curfews and lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Forty…
Meeting
COVID-19 Crisis Management – persistent gender inequality?
Webinar on gender equality and security: opportunities and challenges for including the gender perspective in COVID-19 crisis responses
March 2020
Training
Third Edition of the OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security
The OSCE, jointly with the UNODA and with the support of the OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security, carries out the third edition of the training programme on “Conflict Prevention and Resolution through Arms Control, Disarmament and Non…
Training
Training on Addressing Hate Crime against Migrants in South-Eastern Europe
UPDATE: The event is postponed until further notice. This event is organized to train up to 25 civil society activists from across South-Eastern Europe on recording and reporting hate crimes against migrants. The participants will be…
Meeting
Enhancing Co-operation in the Field of Human Rights Monitoring and Advocacy: Inter-Regional Networking Meeting of Roma Civil Society
UPDATE: The event is postponed until further notice. The goal of the event is to provide a platform for discussion among Roma civil society representatives on the key issues and challenges affecting Roma in Ukraine, including hate-motivated…
General event
Formula of a Ukrainian River: Results of Chemical Research of the Siversky Donets and the Dniester Basins, New Risks and Prospects. Presentation
According to the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement, Ukraine is to comply with the provisions of so-called EU Water Framework Directive, which aims at achieving good ecological status of waters. One of the steps in the…