News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organizes roundtable discussion to discuss national and international commitments to gender equality
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
A roundtable discussion on national and international commitments on gender equality took place in Dushanbe on 13 December 2017. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and attended by representatives of the Committee on Women and Family Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan and 35 participants from political parties and civil society, including national gender experts and young adult gender champions.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 19 December 2017
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKIY, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
Media literacy focus of OSCE-organized training course for students of University of Sarajevo
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
A two-day training course on media literacy for over 20 students from the Faculties of Philosophy and Political Sciences of the University of Sarajevo, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), was held on 16 and 17 December 2017 in Sarajevo...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides technical assistance to State Election Commission in detailing their work plan for 2018
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the State Election Commission, gathered some 35 members from the State and Municipal Election Commissions for a workshop in Podgorica on 14 and 15 December to review this year’s activities and develop a draft work plan for next year...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports open doors event at General Prosecutor's Office for International Anti-Corruption Day
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
Some 150 high-level officials from the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan, the Senate of the country’s parliament (the Oliy Majlis) and government agencies along with civil society and media representatives gathered for an open doors event on the premises of the General Prosecutor's Office in Tashkent on 18 December 2017 to mark International Anti-Corruption Day...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek researches efficiency of public services delivery in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
The results of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek’s four-month research into the effectiveness of the so-called “single window model” used by Kyrgyzstan’s ministries and agencies to streamline the delivery of public services to the residents of the capital city were presented on 6 December 2017. The research was conducted at the request of the Prime Minister’s Office as part of efforts to improve the delivery of public and municipal services in the country...
On International Migrants Day, ODIHR Director calls for increased action to promote long-term, human rights-based inclusion and integration of migrants
Publishing date: 18 December 2017
WARSAW, 18 December 2018 – On the occasion of International Migrants Day, Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today called for greater action to promote long-term integration efforts while protecting and promoting the human rights of all migrants.