News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE SMM Chief Monitor briefs Permanent Council
Publishing date: 18 February 2022
KYIV, 18 February 2022 – Against the background of heightened tensions, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine is navigating multiple challenges simultaneously, stated the Mission’s Chief Monitor, Yaşar Halit Çevik to the OSCE’s Permanent Council.
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Moldova
Publishing date: 18 February 2022
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Moldova Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report and recommendations of the election observation mission to the 2021 early parliamentary elections in Moldova during a
OSCE Media Freedom Representative reiterates her concern about sanctions against media in Ukraine
Publishing date: 17 February 2022
VIENNA, 17 February 2022 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro reiterated today her concern regarding Ukraine’s practice of applying sanctions against media outlets.
OSCE conducts feasibility study for curricula on parliamentary studies in Albania
Publishing date: 17 February 2022
On 16 February 2022, the OSCE Presence in Albania introduced academic partners, the Assembly and representatives of civil society to the main findings of a feasibility study for the development of a study programme on parliamentary issues.
OSCE supports webinar on communication skills for local self-governance bodies in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 February 2022
An OSCE-supported webinar on enhancing the communications skills of maslikhats (local self-governance bodies) was conducted from 8 to 11 February 2022 in Kazakh and Russian languages.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau concludes his visit to Moscow
Publishing date: 16 February 2022
MOSCOW, 16 February 2022 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau, concluded his first official visit as OSCE Chairman to Moscow on 15 February.
Ukraine creates national co-ordination platform on combating illicit trafficking of weapons, ammunition and explosives with OSCE support
Publishing date: 16 February 2022
KYIV, 16 February 2022 – Today over 100 representatives from the Ukrainian state authorities, think tanks, the donor community and international partner organizations met to create a co-ordination platform on implementing a joint strategic approach to preventing and combating the illicit trafficking in weapons, ammunition and explosives (WAE) in Ukraine.