News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre fosters dialogue on environmental security threats in the Aral Sea basin
Publishing date: 17 May 2010
KYZYLORDA, Kazakhstan, 17 May 2010- A two-day roundtable discussion on environmental security threats to the Aral Sea basin, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and the Kazakh branch of the International Foundation for Saving the Aral Sea...
Police reform initiatives in Armenia discussed at OSCE Office meeting
Publishing date: 14 May 2010
YEREVAN, 14 May 2010- Police reform proposals and possible areas for co-operation were discussed at a co-ordination meeting today hosted by the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE and Organization of the Islamic Conference need to work together to battle Islamophobia, says OIC leader
Publishing date: 6 May 2010
VIENNA, 6 May 2010- Co-ordinated efforts are needed to battle the rise of Islamophobia, intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, told the OSCE...
OSCE helps promote trial and criminal justice reform in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 May 2010
YEREVAN, 4 May 2010- The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, met Armenia's Prosecutor General Aghavn Hovsepyan today to discuss justice sector reforms...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports efforts to reduce environmental threat posed by chemical waste site in Armenia
Publishing date: 30 April 2010
YEREVAN, 30 April 2010- An OSCE-supported plan to handle an acute environmental threat posed by a chemical waste site near Yerevan was presented today at a joint press conference by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Ministry of Emergency Situations...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 28 April 2010
VIENNA, 28 April 2010- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports co-ordination on free economic zones
Publishing date: 27 April 2010
DUSHANBE, 27 April 2010- The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade with the support of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan held the first meeting of the Co-ordination Council on Free Economic Zones today...