Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

OSCE Office in Yerevan

The Office in Yerevan contributes to the development of democratic institutions in the country, strengthening civil society, promoting OSCE standards and principles.

Participants at the presentation of an OSCE-supported study on vocational training opportunities for young offenders in Armenia, Yerevan, 24 January 2012.

OSCE-supported study reveals need to expand vocational training opportunities for young offenders in Armenia

YEREVAN, 24 January 2012 – The results of a study on access to education and vocational training for juveniles in custody were presented today in Yerevan...

Participants during the training course on municipal planning and monitoring, Yerevan, 6 December 2011.

OSCE strengthens professional capacities of Yerevan municipal staff

YEREVAN, 27 December 2011 – Some 60 staff members of the Yerevan municipality and the city’s administrative districts received certificates today for completing a one-week intensive training course on planning and monitoring organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan...

The rock group Vordan Karmir play at an OSCE-supported Human Rights Day concert held in Yerevan on 9 and 10 December 2011.

OSCE Office supports rock concert, film festival and Human Rights Expo to mark Human Rights Day in Armenia

A rock concert, a Human Rights Film Festival, a public debate and a Human Rights Expo were among the OSCE-supported events held on 9 and 10 December 2011 in Yerevan to mark International Human Rights Day...

Ovsanna Babayan, National Democratization Programme Officer at the OSCE Yerevan Office is interviewed at a roundtable discussion on migration, Yerevan, 9 December 2011.

OSCE Office in Yerevan supports discussion on migration data gathering in Armenia

A roundtable discussion on collecting and updating migration statistics was held on 9 December 2011 with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan. The event aimed to contribute to more targeted migration management in Armenia...

Carel Hofstra, Acting Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan (r), and General Major Hunan Poghosyan, the 1st Deputy Head of RA Police answer questions from media representatives at a cyber security conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Police, Yerevan, 8 December 2011.

OSCE Office helps Armenia address cyber security

Cyber security and cybercrime were the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Police on 8 December 2011. The event looked at current challenges in Armenia and international experience in fighting cybercrime with the aim of fostering co-operation between the private sector and law enforcement agencies as well as the international community...

Participants during a roundtable discussion on increasing the number of women candidates nominated by Armenian political parties, organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Yerevan, 2 December 2011.

OSCE promotes women’s political participation in Armenia

YEREVAN, 2 December 2011 – Measures to increase the number of women candidates nominated by Armenian political parties was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...

OSCE Office organizes police open days in Armenia

VANADZOR, Armenia, 25 November 2011 – The first in a series of police open days to enhance trust between the police and the public will be held tomorrow in Vanadzor, a northern city in Lori province of Armenia...