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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Secretary General welcome new recommitment to cease fire in Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
NEW YORK/VIENNA, 8 March 2019- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger welcomed the new recommitment to cease fire in eastern Ukraine that came into effect today at 00:01 (Kyiv time) and should bring a decrease in violence...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák stresses crucial role of parliamentarians at Winter Meeting of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 21 February 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 21 February 2019 – At today’s opening of the 18th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Miroslav Lajčák acknowledged the crucial role of parliamentarians in ensuring that the OSCE’s work stays focused on people...
Strengthening OSCE-EU co-operation discussed at first annual high-level meeting held in Brussels
Publishing date: 13 December 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
Improving institutional interaction and furthering co-operation between the OSCE and the EU in areas of common interest across all three OSCE security dimensions – politico-military, economic and environmental and human – was the focus of the first-ever EU–OSCE annual high-level meeting, held on 12 December in Brussels.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Moavero Milanesi and Secretary General Greminger call for restraint, dialogue to de-escalate tensions in area of Azov Sea
Publishing date: 27 November 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA/ROME, 27 November 2018- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Enzo Moavero Milanesi and Secretary General Thomas Greminger today called for restraint and dialogue to de-escalate the already tense situation in the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait.
How to enhance implementation of OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security focus of Berlin symposium
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
How to enhance the implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security- a landmark document adopted in 1994 highlighting the governance of the security sector and the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies – was the focus of a symposium held on 22 and 23 November 2018 at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin...
Role of well-governed and accountable security sector in addressing transnational threats explored at OSCE-UNODC sub-regional expert meeting in Minsk
Publishing date: 15 November 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
The importance of a well-governed and accountable security sector in effectively addressing transnational organized crime, including trafficking in persons and illicit drugs, corruption and terrorism, was the focus of a sub-regional expert-level workshop for senior practitioners and policy-makers from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine in Minsk on 14 and 15 November 2018...
We’ll continue to support students who want changes that lead to a better future, say Jajce school students, winners of 2018 Max van der Stoel Award
Publishing date: 9 November 2018
Content type: Press release
THE HAGUE, 9 November 2018 – “We will continue to support not only the students of Jajce, but also any other student who wants changes that will lead to a better future,” said Azra Keljalić, a student and President of the Student Council of Jajce Vocational School, as she accepted the 2018 Max van der Stoel Award on behalf of high school students from Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at a ceremony in The Hague today...