News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Regional efforts to engage men and boys on gender equality need to be strengthened, conclude experts at OSCE MenEngage expert meeting
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
The importance of involving men alongside women to move forward in achieving gender equality was the focus of an OSCE-organized MenEngage expert meeting on 24 November 2017 in Vienna.
OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing presented to public security officials from Central Asia in Astana
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
The OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) was promoted in Astana, Kazakhstan, during a regional event which brought together some 30 representatives of the public security sector from Central Asian countries on 28 November 2017...
Substantial progress in Transdniestrian settlement talks in Vienna, clear commitment to solve remaining issues, says OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
VIENNA, 28 November 2017- At a meeting of the 5+2 talks on the Transdniestrian Settlement Process in Vienna, political representatives from Chisinau and Tiraspol confirmed progress on several of the eight issues previously identified by the Sides, and made a commitment to finalize the remaining issues at the beginning of next year...
OSCE supports roundtable on promoting women’s empowerment in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the economic empowerment and political participation of women took place on 28 November 2017 in Astana.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro trains state administration employees on anti-discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
The sixth training course of the seventh cycle on anti-discrimination was organized for 25 employees of the state administration by Montenegro’s Ministry for Human and Minority Rights in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 27 and 28 November 2017 in Bečići. This training course dealt with preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity...
Tajik law enforcement officers complete OSCE training course on risk management analysis
Publishing date: 28 November 2017
A five-day training course organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on risk management analysis for officers from law enforcement agencies in Tajikistan concluded on 24 November 2017...
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 26 November 2017
Publishing date: 27 November 2017
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions between the evenings of 24 and 25 November compared with the previous reporting period. In both regions the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations between the evenings of 25 and 26 November compared with the previous 24 hours. The SMM heard from soldiers and residents that Ukrainian Armed Forces had moved into the village of Travneve on 21-22 November. Some residents of Travneve told the SMM that they had been without electricity since 16 November. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske; it recorded ceasefire violations inside the Petrivske disengagement area. It followed up on reports of a civilian casualty in Popasna and observed damage caused by shelling in Dokuchaievsk and Holmivskyi. Its access remained restricted in the disengagement areas and elsewhere, including at a Ukrainian Armed Forces weapons holding area. The Mission saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines near Volnovakha. The SMM visited seven border areas outside of government control. The SMM monitored a gathering in front of the regional prosecutor’s office in Odessa...