News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 15 September 2015
Publishing date: 15 September 2015
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic increased at both BCPs...
On Democracy Day, OSCE Kosovo Mission calls for more sustainable public engagement
Publishing date: 15 September 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 15 September 2015 – On the occasion of International Democracy Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger called on institutions to be more open towards the public, and on civil society to take a more active role in furthering democratic consolidation...
Good water governance is prerequisite for sustainable development, stability and peace say OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum participants
Publishing date: 14 September 2015
PRAGUE, 14 September 2015 – The close interlinkages between water and security are the central focus of the 23rd OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, devoted to the theme “Water governance in the OSCE area – increasing security and stability through co-operation,” which opened today in Prague...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 13 September 2015
Publishing date: 14 September 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM recorded 22 explosions in the Donetsk region and over 50 rounds of small-arms fire in the Luhansk region...
OSCE/ODIHR event examines media portrayals of Muslim communities
Publishing date: 14 September 2015
Facilitating understanding and co-operation among news media and Muslim communities was the focus of an expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 14 September 2015.
OSCE supports Central Asian Leadership Programme for young environmentalists
Publishing date: 14 September 2015
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 14 September 2015 – An OSCE-supported annual seminar under the Central Asian Leadership Programme on sustainable development began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Montenegrin Public Service Broadcaster and OSCE launch series "Reaching the Trust Together”
Publishing date: 14 September 2015
First of the twenty talk shows in series named "Reaching the Trust Together” was aired on 7th September 2015 on the First Channel of Radio Television Montenegro. The series is supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...