News and press releases

A number of laws and policies are in place in Armenia to promote the integration of migrants into society, but more steps could be taken to make further improvements, concludes an assessment prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the non-governmental organization Migration Policy Group and presented in Yerevan on 23 October 2013...

ASHGABAT, 17 October 2013 – Development of the robust and reliable energy sector, stable transit of energy, promotion of sustainable energy solutions and energy efficiency are key topics of a high-level conference organized by the Ukraine’s OSCE Chairmanship and the Government of Turkmenistan that started in Ashgabat today...

COPENHAGEN, 17 October 2013-- Hosted by the Parliament of Montenegro, the 2013 Autumn Meeting concluded with an address by OSCE PA President Ranko Krivokapic. Parliamentarians from across the OSCE area gathered 13-15 October for the meeting in Budva, which included a Mediterranean Forum, a meeting of the OSCE PA's Standing Committee, a meeting of the Bureau, and three sessions of the Parliamentary Conference "Addressing Transnational Threats and Protecting Human Rights: The Role of the OSCE."

A production of "The Green World” by the popular children’s musical theatre Taberik took place on 16 October 2013 in the Kyrgyzstan’s National Philharmonic with support from the OSCE Centre in Bishkek.

For the third consecutive year in a row, International Day of Rural Women was marked in Montenegro on 15 October 2013 with the support of OSCE Mission. This year, a fair was held in Podgorica where women from rural areas sold their products...

Parliamentarians from across the OSCE area have gathered for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Autumn Meeting in Budva, Montenegro, from 13 to 15 October 2013. The meeting included a Mediterranean Forum and the Parliamentary Conference “"Addressing Transnational Threats and Protecting Human Rights: The Role of the OSCE."

OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù, Secretary General Michele Valensise and Political Affairs Director Sandro de Bernardin during an official visit to Rome on 14 October 2013.