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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR presents an assessment of migrant integration in Moldova
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
Challenges faced in promoting the integration of migrants in Moldova were the focus of a roundtable meeting organized in Chisinau by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 November 2015...
OSCE holds its second international conference with Tajik Economy Ministry on WTO commitments in telecoms and broadcasting
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
DUSHANBE, 18 November 2015 – An OSCE- supported conference on Tajikistan’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments in the field of telecommunication and broadcasting services concluded today in Dushanbe...
OSCE-supported regulatory reform project in Kyrgyzstan brings first results
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
BISHKEK, 18 November 2015 – The results of the first stage of an OSCE-supported legislative reform project aimed at stimulating growth and reducing corruption were the focus of the third meeting of the Regulatory Reform Council held today in Bishkek...
Multifaceted approach to migrant crisis the only way to overcome it, says OSCE PA’s Santos on European trip
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
COPENHAGEN, 18 November 2015 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today completed a visit to Brussels and Geneva for meetings with leading European officials on the crisis of migrants and refugees. She advocated a multifaceted approach as the only way to achieve a durable solution...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek conducts training seminar on provisions of the Aarhus Convention
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
BISHKEK, 18 November 2015- The Aarhus Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Kyrgyz State agency for environmental protection and forestry today trained 30 representatives of human rights organizations, environmental NGOs, legal consultants, lawyers and university lecturers on the principles of the Aarhus Convention, with a particular focus on justice on environmental matters...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 16 November 2015
Publishing date: 17 November 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*.The security situation remained volatile in parts of Donbas, in particular around Donetsk airport where the SMM recorded 145 explosions. In Luhansk region a number of training-related ceasefire violations were recorded.
Regular dialogue and willingness to compromise is the only path to progress, says OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestrian settlement process
Publishing date: 17 November 2015
CHISINAU, 17 November 2015 – The Special Representative of Serbia’s OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, Radojko Bogojević, today concluded a visit to the region, which included meetings with political representatives in Chisinau and Tiraspol...