News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE officials visit water supply projects in Georgia's conflict zone
Publishing date: 14 December 2007
TSKHINVALI, Georgia, 14 December 2007- The OSCE Head of the Mission to Georgia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala, and the British Ambassador to Georgia, Denis Keefe, today visited several completed OSCE water supply projects that provide safe drinking water...
OSCE-ILO-IOM present handbook on managing migration in the Mediterranean region
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
RABAT, 12 December 2007- Enhanced co-operation and more targeted policies are needed to effectively manage increasingly complex labour migration patterns in the Mediterranean, argues a new handbook presented today by the OSCE...
OSCE human rights body raises concern of attacks and restrictions on human rights defenders
Publishing date: 10 December 2007
VIENNA, 10 December 2007- A report by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on patterns of human rights violations against those defending such rights was launched in Vienna today on International Human Rights Day...
OSCE Ministers agree Chairmanship bids, greater engagement in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 30 November 2007
MADRID, 30 November 2007- Increased OSCE support to Afghanistan and the OSCE Chairmanships for the 2009-2011 period were agreed at the 15th Ministerial Council, which ended today in Madrid...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports dialogue on freedom of conscience and religion in Armenia
Publishing date: 30 November 2007
YEREVAN, 30 November 2007- The OSCE Office in Yerevan today hosted a meeting during which representatives of government, non-governmental organizations and different religious communities discussed freedom of conscience and religion in Armenia...
OSCE takes steps to promote environmentally-friendly practices in the Organization
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
VIENNA, 22 November 2007- The OSCE participating States agreed at today's meeting of the Permanent Council to take the first steps towards a more environmentally-friendly Organization...
OSCE promotes more effective fight against crime with guide to conducting investigations
Publishing date: 21 November 2007
ASTANA, 21 November 2007- As part of ongoing human dimension activities, the new Russian-language version of an OSCE-wide guide on conducting criminal investigations was presented today...