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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Intimidation of observers at odds with OSCE commitments to ensure transparent elections, ODIHR Director says
Publishing date: 10 July 2015
WARSAW, 10 July 2015 – Michael Georg Link, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today called on governments to support the work of independent observers to strengthen the electoral process. OSCE participating States have recognized election observation’s important role in promoting transparency and accountability, as well as enhancing public confidence in elections...
OSCE promotes local self-governance in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 July 2015
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan,10 July 2015 – An OSCE-supported conference on the next steps in the local self-governance reform took placed today in Shymkent, south Kazakhstan...
Second group of Explosive Ordnance Disposal instructors trained with OSCE support in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 10 July 2015
DUSHANBE, 10 July 2015 – An eight-day regional advanced explosive ordnance disposal level three course for Central Asian trainees facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe today...
Gender mainstreaming and conflict resolution in Central Asia’s water governance in focus at OSCE regional workshop in Almaty
Publishing date: 10 July 2015
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 10 July 2015 – A three-day regional training workshop on gender mainstreaming and conflict resolution in water governance, jointly organised by the OSCE Gender Section and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in co-operation with the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), concluded in Almaty today...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 8 July 2015
Publishing date: 9 July 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed a sharp increase of ceasefire violations at and around the Donetsk airport. The situation around Shyrokyne was calm. The SMM continued to facilitate demining and repairs at a major water pipeline between Maiorsk and Horlivka.
OSCE helps strengthen human rights protection in Armenia’s armed forces
Publishing date: 9 July 2015
JERMUK, VAYOTS DZOR REGION, Armenia, 9 July 2015 – Twenty-five of Armenia’s military police officers took part in a three-day training course on human rights organized by the NGO Protection of Rights without Borders, with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan and in co-operation with Armenia’s Ministry of Defence...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopts 2015 Helsinki Declaration
Publishing date: 9 July 2015
HELSINKI, 9 July 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has adopted the 2015 Helsinki Declaration, containing the Assembly’s wide-ranging policy recommendations and pronouncements for the OSCE and its 57 participating States in the fields of political affairs and security, economics, the environment and human rights...