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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairpersonship of North Macedonia, UNHCR, OSCE Mission to Skopje, HCNM and ODIHR join forces to end statelessness in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 17 October 2023
SKOPJE, 17 October 2023 – Resolving all known cases of statelessness in South-Eastern Europe and preventing children from being born stateless are the commitments made by the national authorities and civil society representatives at a regional conference held today in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Poland’s parliamentary elections were competitive but marked by misuse of public resources and public media bias, international observers say
Publishing date: 16 October 2023
WARSAW, 16 October 2023 – Poland’s parliamentary elections were characterized by record high voter participation with a wide choice of political options and candidates able to campaign freely, but the campaign was tarnished by notable overlap between the ruling party’s messages and government information campaigns. Together with distorted and openly partisan coverage by the public broadcaster, this provided a clear advantage to the ruling party, undermining the democratic separation of state and party, international observers said in a statement today.
Women and child trafficking during armed conflict and ongoing challenges in protection the focus of ODIHR discussion in Warsaw
Publishing date: 13 October 2023
The increased risks of trafficking of women and children during armed conflict and the protection of victims of trafficking were discussed at an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 12 October 2023. The discussion took place at the
OSCE trains staff of Turkmenistan’s TV channels in skills to cover environmental issues
Publishing date: 13 October 2023
An OSCE-organized training course on the production of TV programmes covering environmental issues took place from 10 to 13 October 2023 in Ashgabat. The four-day course brought together editors and camera operators from Turkmenistan’s TV channels as well as journalism instructors from three
Addressing cross-border travel of suspected foreign terrorist fighters and criminals in focus at joint OSCE and UNODC advanced training of trainers
Publishing date: 13 October 2023
From 5 to 13 October, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department/Border Security and Management Unit jointly with UNODC’s Terrorism Prevention Branch, delivered capacity-building training for twenty officers from border and customs services in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
OSCE supports auto marathon to promote disability rights
Publishing date: 13 October 2023
From 9 to 13 October, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Office), in co-operation with eight civil society organizations working with persons with disabilities and local municipalities, supported a rally in the Khatlon region.
Opening Ceremony of the Young Border Guard Classroom in Toguz-Bulak village: Shaping a Safer Future Together
Publishing date: 12 October 2023
Toguz-Bulak village, 12 October 2023- The Border Service of the State Committee on National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek announced the grand opening of the Young Border Guard classroom in Toguz-Bulak village, Kyrgyzstan. This milestone event underscores the joint commitment to address critical border security needs and transnational threats.