News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR experts present final report on Kyrgyzstan’s 2021 parliamentary elections in Bishkek
Publishing date: 10 November 2022
Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report of ODIHR’s Election Observation Mission to the November 2021 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan on 28 October 2022. The experts discussed the report’s findings and
United States Mid-Term Elections Competitive, but Polarized and With Efforts to Undermine Trust, International Observers Say
Publishing date: 9 November 2022
WASHINGTON DC, 9 November 2022 – The 8 November mid-term congressional elections were competitive and professionally managed, with active voter participation, but also with threats against election workers and efforts to undermine voters’ trust in the electoral process by baselessly questioning its integrity, international observers said in a statement released today. Candidates could campaign freely, but many contests were highly polarized and marred by harsh rhetoric, and partisan redistricting resulted in many instances of uncompetitive constituencies, the statement says.
OSCE-supported event enhances efforts of Central Asia and Mongolia to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 9 November 2022
From 8 to 10 November, 55 representatives of relevant ministries and state agencies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan as well as representatives of international organizations took part in the peer-review meeting in Istanbul on the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR1540) on preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and means of their delivery.
New toolkit launched for women survivors of violence in conflict and post-conflict settings
Publishing date: 8 November 2022
On 8 November, the OSCE Gender Issues Programme, in partnership with the Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) Network, launched a new toolkit aimed at supporting women’s specialist services and civil society organizations involved in supporting women survivors of violence in conflict and post-conflict settings.
Seizing the transformative power of digital and social economy: the OSCE Regional Ideathon
Publishing date: 7 November 2022
On 4 and 5 November 2022 on the Ohrid Lake, North Macedonia, the Regional Ideathon organized by the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities gathered seventy young people aged 18-25 from the Western Balkans’ region. Under the motto “Inspire, Connect, Enable”, the Ideathon is a creative problem solving exercise where youth come together and, guided by innovative start-uppers, dive into a social or an environmental challenge and consider possible solutions with the use of technology.
OSCE Secretary General Schmid concludes visit to Oslo
Publishing date: 7 November 2022
VIENNA, 7 November 2022 – The OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid visited Oslo from 3 to 4 November to meet with Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt and other officials to discuss issues in the OSCE region including the energy crisis, the security impacts of climate change, and the ongoing war against Ukraine.
OSCE and UNOCT host back-to-back conferences to discuss ways to responsibly use passenger data to prevent travel of foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 4 November 2022
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) organized two events from 1 to 4 November 2022 focused on supporting States in implementing passenger data programmes, enhancing coordination between participating States, international organizations, and private sector companies, and deepening regional cooperative partnerships.