Regions
Western Europe and North America
OSCE activities in Western Europe and North America include preventative diplomacy, partnering with organizations, institutions and NGOs for security and co-operation, election monitoring, media affairs and gender issues.
Press releases
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, OSCE official calls on governments to lift restrictions, protect journalists from violence
VIENNA, 2 May 2008 - Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called on the OSCE participating States today to protect press freedom by curbing violence against journalists and abolishing undue restrictions on free speech...
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Roma in Europe miss out on security and prosperity, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSLO, 25 April 2008 - The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, said that the Roma population in Europe have missed out on the new security arrangements as well as on prosperity...
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Closer co-ordination between international organizations beneficial, Council of Europe Secretary General tells OSCE
VIENNA, 24 April 2008 - Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE is good, but like other international organizations, the two could benefit from more specialization, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis told the OSCE...
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A meeting on preventing and combating terrorism brought together dozens of regional international organizations of the OSCE area in Vienna. (Ayhan Evrensel/OSCE)