Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Conflicts and Ambassador Jennifer Brush, Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova at the 5+2 talks on the Transdniestrian settlement process in Odesa, Ukraine, 23 May 2013.

Latest round of talks in Transdniestrian settlement process concluded in Odesa with agreement on confidence-building measure

ODESA, Ukraine, 24 May 2013 - The latest round of negotiations in the Transdniestrian settlement process concluded today in the Ukrainian city of Odesa with an agreement on a further confidence-building measure...

Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group

YEREVAN, 24 May, 2013 - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, traveled to the region May 23-24 to continue their efforts to help the sides find a peaceful resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev in Baku on 23 May, and Armenian President Sargsian in Yerevan on 24 May...
Moscow, Russia's capital, hosted a conference on 23 May 2013 that focused on the politico-military aspects of European security, including arms control.

Secretary General discusses role of OSCE in ensuring European security at conference in Moscow

The comprehensive approach of the OSCE to contemporary security challenges and its efforts to redefine its agenda and reinvigorate conventional arms control processes were key themes of OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier’s address to a high-level conference in Moscow on 23 May 2013...
File photo: Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, addresses the OSCE Permanent Council at the Hofburg in Vienna, 29 November 2012.

OSCE media freedom representative concerned about proposed public information law in Denmark

STOCKHOLM, 23 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over parts of Denmark’s new public information law that would restrict the public’s access to information in the legislative process...
The OSCE promotes the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Public Key Directory, a multilateral exchange tool to validate the authenticity of electronic security features stored in biometric passports.

OSCE-supported workshop in Armenia focuses on use of biometric passports to curb the movement of terrorists

YEREVAN, 22 May 2013 – Participants at a workshop in Yerevan today discussed ways to prevent terrorists and other criminals from crossing borders with forged travel documents...
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Security begins...

Still from OSCE animation "Security begins..."
"Security begins..." is a short animated film by the OSCE exploring what 'security' can mean. Now with Russian, French and Armenian versions.

20 years of conflict prevention

A still from the documentary film "Georgia: one State, many languages" produced by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities institution recently marked its 20th anniversary by both celebrating past achievements and looking ahead.

Security Community, 2/2013

The cover of the OSCE Magazine, 2/2013.
From bitter to sweet: historical reconciliation. Migration and exploitation, the Mediterranean connection.