News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Migrants and locals are victims as human rights challenged in Belarus-Poland border area, say OSCE parliamentary leaders
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
COPENHAGEN, 18 October 2021 – The governments of Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland must work together to ensure that persons trapped in the border area between their countries have access to food, water, adequate health care and temporary shelter, the leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration and the Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions said today.
OSCE parliamentarians to observe presidential election in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
COPENHAGEN, 18 October 2021 – More than 70 OSCE parliamentarians from 24 countries will deploy this week to Uzbekistan for the 24 October presidential election. The OSCE PA observers will work closely with colleagues from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, as well as the European Parliament.
OSCE organizes networking event for members of the Gender Equality Platform on Border Security
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
Members of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform on Border Security and Management and representatives of border agencies from the OSCE region and beyond discussed the importance of an inclusive approach to gender equality in the security sector on 18 October 2021.
Seventh Dialogue Academy for Young Women, co-hosted by OSCE Mission in Kosovo and OSCE Mission to Serbia, concludes in Mavrovo
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
The seventh OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women concluded on 16 October 2021 in Mavrovo, North Macedonia. Eighteen participants from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade attended the Academy...
North Macedonia’s local elections were competitive with fundamental freedoms respected but legal shortcomings remain a concern, international observers say
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
SKOPJE, 18 October 2021 – Candidates could campaign freely and fundamental freedoms were widely respected in North Macedonia’s local elections, but numerous gaps in the law and legislative changes close to election day undermined legal stability and the largest parliamentary parties enjoy systemic advantages in the distribution of public resources for campaigning, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today...
OSCE PA Vice-President Kauma highlights women’s role in addressing pressing global issues at Eurasian Women’s Forum in St. Petersburg
Publishing date: 15 October 2021
COPENHAGEN, 15 October 2021 – Following an invitation of President of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Valentina Matvienko, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice-President Pia Kauma (Finland) represented the PA at the Third Eurasian Women’s Forum in St. Petersburg on 13-15 October.
Young journalists from Western Balkans come together under OSCE Presence in Albania’s ‘Youth Trail’ to tackle media issues
Publishing date: 15 October 2021
Eighteen young journalists from the Western Balkans gathered in Tirana from 10 to 14 October 2021 to discuss media challenges across the region and brainstorm on ways of tackling them...