News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Winners of OSCE-supported competition on traffic safety in Armenia announced
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
YEREVAN, 17 May 2011 – In an event today concluding the Road Safety Week in Armenia six schoolchildren from Yerevan were awarded prizes for their knowledge of traffic rules...
OSCE valuable partner for Afghanistan, Chairperson says during visit to Northern Province
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
KUNDUZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan, 17 May 2011 – The OSCE's engagement with Afghanistan contributes to efforts to build regional security and should be strengthened to make a bigger impact, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said today during a visit to Kunduz Province...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Cyprus
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
NICOSIA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Cyprus on 22 May...
OSCE explores next steps in strengthening comprehensive cyber security
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
VIENNA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE’s future role in tackling challenges arising from cyberspace security is the topic of a two-day international conference that started in Vienna today...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
VIENNA, 9 May 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 6 May. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.
12th IPRM meeting takes place in Dvani
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
DVANI, 5 May 2011- The 12th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Dvani today. The meeting was co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE...
Director of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia addresses OSCE, stresses need for closer regional co-operation
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
VIENNA, 5 May 2011- Executive Director of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Ambassador Çınar Aldemir, in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today emphasized the need for the two organizations to work together closer in addressing challenges in the region in all security dimensions..