Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropePress releases and media advisories
More than 400 tons of toxic rocket fuel removed from Kazakhstan, with OSCE help
SARY OZEK, KAZAKHSTAN, 29 June 2013 - A train carrying 410 tonnes of a toxic rocket fuel component, which had been stored in deteriorating containers, left Kazakhstan today for safe disposal at a specialized chemical plant in Dzerzhinsk, Russia as part of a project supported by the OSCE... ()
Kyrgyzstan makes progress on media freedom says OSCE media freedom representative
BISHKEK, 28 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today commended Kyrgyzstan for creating a favourable media environment in the country...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Serbia, discusses enhancing minority participation
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, visited Serbia from 12 to 14 June 2013 to discuss national minority issues with representatives of central and local government and community leaders...
Swiss, Serbian Foreign Ministers to outline priorities of 2014-2015 OSCE Chairmanships in Vienna on Tuesday
VIENNA, 27 June 2013 –Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter, Foreign Minister of Switzerland, 2014 OSCE Chairmanship, and Ivan Mrkic, Foreign Minister of Serbia that will chair the Organization in 2015, will present broad priorities of their work in their address to OSCE participating States on Tuesday in Vienna...
OSCE senior gender adviser, in Tajikistan, discusses steps to combat domestic violence, promote equality
DUSHANBE 27 June 2012 - The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Miroslava Beham, concluded a four-day visit to Tajikistan today where she discussed with representatives of government and civil society measures to implement the new law on preventing domestic violence and to encourage a greater role for women in public and political life... ()
OSCE and EU support training of judges and prosecutors in BiH on use of ICTY evidence
SARAJEVO, 27 June 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX) of the European Commission completed a two-day training course today for judges and prosecutors in BiH on the ICTY’s Electronic Disclosure Suite (EDS) – an extensive archive of documents and evidence gathered by the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor over several years of war crimes processing...
Project EXPLODE to enhance safety of BiH people by decreasing ammunition and weapons surpluses
DOBOJ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 27 June 2013 - Explosive ordnance and remnants of war destruction (EXPLODE) project was officially launched today in Doboj...
CIS Executive Secretary says co-operation must be strengthened in building security community, addressing transnational threats, observing elections
VIENNA, 27 June 2013 - The Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Sergey Lebedev, in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today, highlighted the need to step up co-operation between international organizations in building a security community, addressing transnational threats, including in the context of “Afghanistan post-2014”, and observing elections...
Mongolia’s election competitive and effectively administered, but restrictive and inconsistent legal framework could be improved, observers say
ULAANBAATAR, 27 June 2013 – Mongolia’s presidential election was characterized by a competitive campaign conducted in an environment that respected fundamental freedoms, concluded the OSCE election observation mission in a statement released today... ()
Barriers to freedom of movement, missing persons, water provision in focus at Geneva International Discussions co-chaired by Ukraine
GENEVA, 26 June 2013 – Addressing the negative impact of fencing activities along the Administrative Boundary Line was the main topic which dominated the deliberations of the 24th meeting of the Geneva International Discussions today co-chaired by the OSCE Chair’s Special Representative for conflicts, Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia...