News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary-General calls for stronger institutional coordination mechanisms between UN and Regional Organizations to effectively address common security challenges
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
Vienna, 7 may 2015- “Global challenges are on the rise, and this highlights the need for the UN and Regional Organizations to step up their efforts to co-ordinate and co-operate more effectively to maintain peace and security” OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier told the General Assembly during a high-level thematic debate on “Strengthening Co-operation between the United Nations and Regional and Sub-regional Organizations” held in New York on 4 May.
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports training on world best practices in hazardous waste management
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
DUSHANBE, 7 May 2015 – A three-day training on international best practices in hazardous waste management concluded today at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for parliamentary elections in Turkey
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
ANKARA, 7 May 2015 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened a limited election observation mission (LEOM) for the 7 June parliamentary elections in Turkey. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the Turkish authorities...
Criminal prosecution of journalists in Slovenia show need for legal reform, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
VIENNA, 7 May 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović once again called on the Slovenian authorities to reform the Criminal Code to protect journalists reporting on classified information in the public interest...
Worrying attack on journalist in Bradford, UK, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
VIENNA, 7 May 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the attack on politico.eu journalist Ben Judah while he was working on a story in Bradford, United Kingdom, is worrying...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro, ODIHR-supported conference highlights importance of transparent and accountable local governance
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
A two-day regional conference on public integrity at local level, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Council of Europe was held from 5 to 6 May in Budva...
OSCE-supported Aarhus Centre opens in Bishkek
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
BISHKEK, 7 May 2015 – The official opening of the Aarhus Centre in Bishkek was marked today by a one-day roundtable discussion on activities planned for the newly opened centre in the capital and the existing one in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstran. Their work is aimed at implementing the Aarhus Convention in the region...