News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine opens art exhibition by domestic violence victims
Publishing date: 4 September 2012
KYIV, 4 September 2012 – Paintings by victims of domestic violence are on show at an exhibition that was opened in Kyiv today by Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports summer school for law students in Ukraine
Publishing date: 29 July 2012
Thirty law school students selected through an open competition are taking part in a summer school supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) that started on 29 July 2012 in Zakarpattia region...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities urges dialogue and compromise on ‘divisive’ language law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 July 2012
KYIV, 26 JULY 2012 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek described the situation surrounding a new language law in Ukraine as “deeply divisive” at the conclusion of his visit to the country today, and urged the authorities to engage in dialogue.
ODIHR Director meets Foreign Minister in Kyiv to discuss priorities for 2013 Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship
Publishing date: 5 July 2012
KYIV, 5 July 2012 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), met Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko today in Kyiv to discuss preparations ahead of Ukraine’s OSCE Chairmanship in 2013...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator trains Ukrainian civil society organizations on public reporting
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, 2 July 2012 – Report-writing skills are the focus of a series of regional training seminars for representatives of Ukraine’s non-governmental sector that started today in Dnipropetrovsk with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister outlines country’s agenda for 2013 OSCE Chairmanship
Publishing date: 20 June 2012
VIENNA, 20 June 2012 – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, outlining in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today the main tasks on Ukraine’s agenda for its 2013 Chairmanship, stressed the country’s commitment to strengthening the OSCE...
High-level officials discuss OSCE politico-military Code of Conduct at seminar in Latvia
Publishing date: 18 June 2012
RIGA, 18 June 2012- A regional seminar for high-ranking officials from the Baltic Sea area on the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security started in Riga today...