News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Geneva Discussions 2012 round concludes with call for constructive approach
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
GENEVA, 12 December 2012 – Pádraig Murphy, the OSCE Chairmanship’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus, urged participants to maintain a constructive approach focused on taking “small steps forward” at the 22nd meeting of the Geneva International Discussions today...
OSCE Centre in Astana strengthens co-operation with Atyrau Region
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, concluded her visit to the Atyrau Region in west Kazakhstan on 6 December 2012 where she met with the region’s Akim (governor) Baktykozha Izmukhambetov, and civil society representatives...
Improvements made in human rights protection, women and youth participation, but challenges remain, says Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 10 December 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, said today that despite significant improvements in the Kosovo regulatory framework and increased outreach by the government, challenges remain in human and community rights protection, as well as in women and youth participation in decision-making processes...
OSCE Mission to Skopje marks International Anti-corruption Day by supporting conference on fight against corruption
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
The OSCE Mission to Skopje provided support for an international conference on 7 December 2012 to promote anti-corruption activities and to discuss related challenges...
OSCE/ODIHR final report says Montenegrin elections democratic and pluralistic, recommends measures to instill greater public confidence
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
The early parliamentary elections in Montenegro on 14 October were pluralistic, however, areas such as the compilation of voter lists and the procedure for the review of complaints need further improvement, says the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 7 December 2012...
Dublin OSCE Ministerial Council opens with calls to strengthen work on security community, including on human rights
Publishing date: 6 December 2012
DUBLIN, 6 December 2012 – Foreign ministers and top officials from the 57 OSCE participating States heard calls for further efforts to create a security community based on shared values at the opening of the 19th OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin today...
OSCE foreign ministers to discuss security challenges in Dublin
Publishing date: 5 December 2012
DUBLIN, 5 December 2012 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore today welcomed foreign ministers from the 57 OSCE participating States and 11 partner countries arriving in Dublin for the 19th OSCE Ministerial Council which begins tomorrow...