News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE human rights body launches information system and hate incidents report
Publishing date: 12 October 2006
WARSAW, 12 October 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today launched a tolerance and non-discrimination information system that focuses on issues such as hate incidents, xenophobia and religious freedom in the OSCE's...
OSCE-led team starts mission to assess environmental impact of southern Caucasus fires
Publishing date: 3 October 2006
BAKU, 3 October 2006- An OSCE-led team of international experts, backed by a United Nations General Assembly resolution, began an 11-day mission today to assess the environmental impact of fires in and around Nagorno-Karabakh...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe organizes international ecological forum
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
VARZOB, Tajikistan, 2 October 2006- Environmental protection is the theme of an OSCE-organized international ecological forum of young people that opened today in the city of Varzob near Dushanbe. During the four-day event, some 80 environmental...
OSCE Chairman calls on leaders to help solve tense "frozen conflicts"
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
VIENNA, 28 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht called today for political leaders to show vision and take responsibility to help solve "frozen conflicts" that threaten to erupt anew at any time. The Minister also...
OSCE Mission to Skopje presents survey showing decentralization reform on track
Publishing date: 22 September 2006
SKOPJE, 22 September 2006- A survey conducted in 80 of the country's 84 municipalities by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje has concluded that municipalities view the decentralization process as "mostly successful"...
Prince Albert II of Monaco to visit OSCE on 18 September
Publishing date: 15 September 2006
VIENNA, 15 September 2006- Prince Albert II of Monaco will visit the OSCE on 18 September to discuss the Organization's work in the fight against trafficking in human beings, in particular the protection of children...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training course for municipal tax officers
Publishing date: 15 September 2006
SKOPJE, 15 September 2006- A training course for municipal finance officers working in tax administration departments began in Struga today. The three-day event, supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje...