News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Best practices of the Operating Aarhus Centre discussed at an OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 9 December 2021
An online seminar on how to make the work of Aarhus Centres sustainable was organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat on December 9, 2021. Its participants presented best practices from OSCE participating States in implementing effective approaches for making them sustainable, taking into account their legal status
OSCE supports training on basic business skills for rural women in Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 December 2021
A three-day training course on basic business skills, organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, concluded on 27 November 2021 in Aralsk city in the Kyzylorda province of Kazakhstan. Some 15 rural women from the Aral Sea region attended the event.
OSCE promotes human rights standards during criminal proceedings and investigations
Publishing date: 9 December 2021
An OSCE-organized online course for law students on promoting international human rights standards in criminal proceedings and investigations took place in Ashgabat from 6 to 10 December 2021.
Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 8 December 2021
GENEVA, 8 December 2021- The 55th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place in the Palais des Nations on 7 and 8 December 2021, with requisite COVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures in place. As mandated by the six-point agreement of 2008, the GID process continues to serve as the primary venue in which the consequences of conflict are addressed and other important issues are discussed.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports ministries to mainstream gender into policies
Publishing date: 8 December 2021
To build the capacity of inter-ministerial actors responsible for implementing gender mainstreaming across ministries, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a basic training course on mainstreaming gender into policies at the central level, from 6 to 8 December 2021 in Podgorica.
Open data, digital tools that enable transparent and accountable public procurement focus of OSCE event during International Anti-Corruption week
Publishing date: 8 December 2021
Increasing transparency in the use and management of public funds, with a special focus on public procurement, was the focus of an online seminar held on 8 December by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.
Artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology top second essay competition on arms control and confidence- and security-building measures in Europe
Publishing date: 8 December 2021
VIENNA, 8 December 2021 — The winners of the OSCE–Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Essay Competition: Conventional Arms Control and Confidence- and Security-Building Measures (CSBM) in Europe were announced today at a virtual award ceremony held during an OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) meeting organized by the Austrian FSC Chairmanship.