News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE discusses harmonizing migration data in Russia and Central Asia
Publishing date: 25 March 2013
MOSCOW, 25 March 2013 – An OSCE-led seminar on improving the collection, usage and exchange of comparable data on migration in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan started today in Moscow...
OSCE Centre in Astana facilitates dialogue on freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 19 March 2013
ASTANA, 19 March 2013- State officials, parliamentarians, religious leaders, scholars and non-governmental organization representatives discussed how to foster interfaith dialogue at a conference organized in Astana today by the Agency for Religious Affairs, and Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan with the OSCE Centre’s support...
32nd IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 19 March 2013
ERGNETI, 18 March 2013- On 18 March the 32nd meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special representative on conflicts Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia, and the Head of the EUMM, Ambassador Andrzej Tyszkiewicz...
OSCE-Australia conference focuses on security of women and girls
Publishing date: 18 March 2013
An OSCE conference on improving security of women and girls, promoting the economic empowerment of women and combatting all forms of human trafficking started in Adelaide in southern Australia on 18 March 2013...
Security sector reform focus of OSCE-supported training in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
SARAJEVO, 14 March 2013 – An introductory course on security sector reform, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Armed Forces of BiH Joint Staff and the Centre for Security Studies ended in Sarajevo today...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister in his address to OSCE outlines Russia’s priorities
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
VIENNA, 14 March 2013 – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today outlined key priorities of Russia in the Organization in creating a system of “equal and indivisible security”...
On International Women’s Day, ODIHR Director stresses role of education in improving situation of Roma and Sinti women
Publishing date: 8 March 2013
WARSAW, 8 March 2013- Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, called today for greater efforts to ensure full access to educational opportunities for Roma and Sinti women in order to help them overcome multiple forms of discrimination, on the occasion of International Women’s Day...