News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Establishing dialogue across the country: Kyiv Youth Contact group starts developing projects to foster dialogue in Ukraine
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) together with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine held a workshop on 24 October for the Youth Contact Group in Kyiv...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 29 October 2015
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
Compared to the previous day, there was an increase in the number of explosions around the area of Donetsk airport. Luhansk region remained relatively calm with the recorded explosions assessed as live-fire exercises. The SMM visited several weapons storage locations in accordance with the Minsk documents.
OSCE workshop in Belgrade highlights need for cyber strategies and effective co-operation mechanisms to reduce risks of conflict using ICTs
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
BELGRADE, 30 October 2015 – The need for OSCE participating States to adopt cyber strategies and effective co-operation mechanisms as a way of enhancing transparency and reduce the risk of conflict between States using Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) was the focus of a two-day OSCE-wide workshop, which concluded today in Belgrade...
OSCE Border Management Staff College concludes its fourteenth Staff Course
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
DUSHANBE, 30 October 2015- The 14th Border Management Staff Course concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe today, having trained participants on the principles and standards of the 2005 OSCE Border Security and Management Concept, covering the political-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects of security...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine trains newly-appointed judges in drafting quality court decisions on criminal and civil matters
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
More than 120 newly-appointed local court judges from across Ukraine participated in four OSCE-supported training sessions on opinion writing in criminal and civil matters held from 14 September to 30 October 2015 in the cities of Odesa, Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports conference on prevention of violent extremism and radicalization
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
Preventing violent extremism and radicalisation leading to terrorism (PERT) was the focus of the OSCE Mission to Skopje-supported conference held today in Skopje...
OSCE Special Representative promotes role of partnerships at Human Trafficking Conference in Madrid
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, on 30 October 2015 in Madrid, highlighted the importance of partnerships among organizations and States in the fight against human trafficking...