News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses how to strengthen the inter-ethnic institutional framework in Ukraine
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
KYIV, 10 March 2016- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Ukrainian Parliament's Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and Inter-ethnic Relations co-organized a roundtable discussion in Kyiv today on strengthening the institutional framework with regard to inter-ethnic relations in Ukraine and in the context of decentralization...
OSCE Representative condemns attack on journalists in Russian Federation, calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned yesterday’s attack against six journalists at the administrative boundary between the Chechen and Ingush Republics of the Russian Federation...
German State Secretary, at OSCE Permanent Council, calls for including women in conflict prevention, resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – “Better protection of women in conflict situations is needed”, said Dr. Ralf Kleindiek, State Secretary of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, today at the OSCE Permanent Council. Kleindiek spoke as guest speaker on behalf of Germany’s 2016 OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which was marked on 8 March...
OSCE supports conference on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
ASTANA, 10 March 2016 – An OSCE-supported conference on practical steps by the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions took place today in Astana, with national and international experts presenting proposals to encourage energy efficiency and examining ways to introduce green technologies...
OSCE participating States, in landmark decision, agree to expand list of measures to reduce risk of tensions arising from cyber activities
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – The OSCE’s 57 participating States agreed at today’s Permanent Council meeting to expand a ground-breaking list of OSCE confidence-building measures (CBMs) to enhance security and stability in the cyber domain and reduce the risks of conflict stemming from the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan and Tajik politicians support International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
Leading figures in seven Tajik political parties joined the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, in voicing their support for women in Tajikistan and for all women all over the world in celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2016...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 March 2016
COPENHAGEN, 9 March 2016 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission...