News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
International workshop in Moscow focuses on labour migration in CIS countries
Publishing date: 6 December 2006
MOSCOW, 6 December 2006- An international workshop focusing on labour migration in the region of the Commonwealth of Independent States began in Moscow today...
Public hearing on environmental safety held in OSCE-supported Aarhus Centre in Vanadzor
Publishing date: 6 December 2006
YEREVAN, 6 December 2006- The environmental impact of a copper mining project was in the focus of a public hearing hosted by the OSCE-supported Aarhus Centre in the city of Vanadzor in Armenia's Lori province...
OSCE Belgian Chairmanship, UNODC launch toolkit to help countries reform criminal justice systems
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the OSCE launched a new toolkit on Monday to help countries make their criminal justice systems more effective. The Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit is designed...
OSCE/ODIHR delivers report on reform to Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 1 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has submitted a report to the annual Ministerial Council on its activities, as a part of the Organization's ongoing debate on reform. At last year's...
Fighting corruption in education system vital for Azerbaijan's sustainable future, says OSCE Office
Publishing date: 29 November 2006
BAKU, 29 November 2006- Ways of eliminating corruption in Azerbaijan's education system will be discussed at a two-day conference which opened in Baku today. Organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and...
OSCE High Commissioner welcomes inter-state dialogue on minority education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 28 November 2006
TASHKENT, 28 November 2006- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, welcomed today the decision by four Central Asian States to launch a regular inter-state dialogue and assist each other on issues of social integration...
Police chiefs from OSCE countries agree to enhance co-operation to fight organized crime
Publishing date: 24 November 2006
BRUSSELS, 24 November, 2006- At a Conference organized today at the initiative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, police chiefs from more than 50 OSCE countries agreed to intensify international...