News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson, in meetings with Uzbekistan’s leadership, stresses need for greater co-operation for regional security
Publishing date: 1 June 2011
TASHKENT, 1 June 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in meetings in Uzbekistan today emphasized the importance of greater co-operation to enhance security in Central Asia and the OSCE region as a whole...
OSCE seminar highlights good practices in border demarcation
Publishing date: 31 May 2011
VILNIUS, 31 May 2011 – Border officials, diplomats, scientists, cartographers, engineers and other experts today began discussing good practices in delimitation and demarcation of borders at an OSCE Chairmanship seminar in Vilnius...
OSCE Centre supports high-level meeting on Kyrgyzstan’s public administration reform
Publishing date: 30 May 2011
BISHKEK, 30 May 2011 – Parliament Speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov, parliamentarians, high-level government officials, political party leaders, representatives of civil society and international organizations met today in Bishkek to discuss priorities for public administration reform during a meeting supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
Identifying protection gaps, exploring ways to assist refugees, displaced and stateless persons focus of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 27 May 2011
VIENNA, 27 May 2011 – Participants in an OSCE meeting on internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, returnees and stateless persons, discussed today recent examples of forced population movements, and how to resolve the plight of people affected and find sustainable solutions to displacement situations in the OSCE area...
OSCE human rights chief offers support for reforms in Morocco
Publishing date: 26 May 2011
RABAT, 26 May 2011- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, today concluded a two-day visit to Morocco, stressing that the OSCE's institutions are ready to consider requests for support for the country's ongoing reform efforts...
ODIHR publishes final report on parliamentary elections in Estonia
Publishing date: 19 May 2011
According to the final assessment report published by ODIHR on 16 May, Estonia’s 6 March parliamentary elections were “conducted in an environment characterized by respect for fundamental rights and freedoms and a high degree of trust in the impartiality of the election administration...
OSCE human rights office celebrates 20th anniversary
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
WARSAW, 17 May 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today celebrated its 20th anniversary with a ceremonial event at the Office’s new premises in Warsaw...