News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports SALW and ammunition stockpiles security and management training in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 April 2012
ASHGABAT, 27 April 2012 – Thirty-eight military officials from the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan successfully completed OSCE-supported training seminars on the physical security and stockpile management of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition (CA) today in Ashgabat...
OSCE, EU enhance co-operation with Armenia on election administration
Publishing date: 25 April 2012
YEREVAN, 25 April 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, and the Head of the Armenian Central Electoral Commission (CEC), Tigran Mukuchyan, signed a long-term co-operation agreement today on promoting efficient election administration, including through an EU-funded project on supporting democratic elections in Armenia, as well as other international election-related efforts...
Greater efforts needed to tackle corruption, say participants at OSCE Dublin meeting
Publishing date: 23 April 2012
DUBLIN, 23 April 2012 – Participants at an OSCE meeting in Dublin today called on governments in the 56 OSCE countries to strengthen their efforts to combat corruption and ensure greater transparency in their states...
OSCE meeting focuses on role of sport in combating intolerance
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
VIENNA, 19 April 2011 – Sport can play an important role in combating racism, intolerance and discrimination, but also present challenges in the areas of equality and fairness, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE meeting in Vienna...
OSCE must focus on areas where it can add value, says Russian Foreign Ministry Human Rights Commissioner
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
VIENNA, 19 April 2012 – In its human dimension work, the OSCE must focus on areas where it can bring added value, and pay special attention to protecting rights of national minorities, freedom of movement, combating trafficking and developing single rules of election monitoring, said Ambassador Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry Commissioner on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today...
OSCE Office announces call for proposals to support civic action for security and environment in Armenia
Publishing date: 10 April 2012
YEREVAN, 10 April 2012 – The OSCE Office in Yerevan announced today a call for civil society project proposals to address environment and security challenges as part of the Civic Action for Security and Environment (CASE) small grants initiative...
OSCE rights chief calls for improved housing and living conditions for Roma
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
WARSAW, 5 April 2012 – Speaking ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April, the ODIHR Director, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, called today on governments and local authorities to redouble their efforts to improve housing and living conditions for Roma and Sinti in the OSCE area...