News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Young women and men from Central Asia experience diplomacy at Model OSCE in Istanbul
Publishing date: 28 September 2023
From 25 to 29 September 2023, 25 young professionals from Central Asia had the chance to learn about the OSCE and experience diplomatic negotiations first-hand as they simulated meetings of the OSCE Permanent Council as part of the 2023 Model OSCE event.
OSCE supports the development of the five-year youth strategy for the Canton of Sarajevo
Publishing date: 28 September 2023
The OSCE Secretariat Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in co-operation with the Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Youth of the Canton of Sarajevo and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a multi-stakeholder event on 27 and 28 September in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to support the development of the 2024-2028 Youth Strategy.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Protector of Human Rights and freedom Office and organization of regional conference of ombudspersons
Publishing date: 28 September 2023
Ombudsperson offices have been playing a critical role in enforcing a better respect of human rights, international conventions and democratic values in the region, their landmark being the trust of citizens. This was one of the conclusions of a regional conference organized on the occasion of 20 years of existence of the institution of the Montenegrin Ombudsman, with the support of the OSCE Mission.
OSCE supports a broadcast on improving community-police relations
Publishing date: 28 September 2023
On 28 September 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (the Office) provided its support in the form of a talk show dedicated to the topic of “Law on public participation in ensuring public order”.
ODIHR opens election observation mission in Moldova
Publishing date: 28 September 2023
CHIŞINĂU, 28 September 2023- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an observation mission for the 5 November local elections in Moldova, following an invitation from the national authorities.
First students of OSCE Presence in Albania-supported Master’s Programme in Criminology graduated
Publishing date: 27 September 2023
A ceremony to celebrate the first 30 graduates of the Master’s degree in Criminology and to thank all those that made possible this programme took place at Tirana University’s Law Faculty on 27 September 2023. The Master’s Programme – established in December 2020 upon the initiative and support of
Good practices for administration of elections in the Western Balkans the focus of conference in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 27 September 2023
Improving the practices of election management bodies (EMBs) in the Western Balkans region was the main topic of a conference held in Sarajevo on 26 and 27 September 2023. The event was organized as part of the ODIHR project “ Support to Electoral Reforms in the Western Balkans ”, in co-operation