News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre helps women in Kurghon-Teppa acquire new skills
Publishing date: 20 May 2004
KURGHON-TEPPA, Tajikistan, 20 May 2004- A centre for women, which will offer free psychological and legal consultations, information on human rights, and a number of training courses, opened this week in Kurghon-Teppa, Tajikistan...
Central Asia workshop introduces OSCE Handbook on Small Arms and Light Weapons
Publishing date: 18 May 2004
ASHGABAD, 18 May 2004- A regional workshop on the OSCE's recently released "Handbook of Best Practices on Small Arms and Light Weapons" was held in the Turkmen capital on 17 and 18 May...
OSCE Skopje Mission holds trial observation training for legal experts
Publishing date: 17 May 2004
SKOPJE, 17 May 2004- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, in close co-operation with the Council of Europe and the NGO coalition, All for Fair Trials, on Monday began a two-day training session on international fair trial standards...
OSCE Chairman encourages UN Security Council to seek OSCE support in Iraq, Afghanistan
Publishing date: 7 May 2004
NEW YORK, 7 May 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy told the UN Security Council on Friday that the 55-nation security body would be willing to offer its assistance in rebuilding democratic institutions in Iraq and Afghanistan if requested...
OSCE Chairman welcomes peaceful resolution to crisis in Ajara region of Georgia
Publishing date: 6 May 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C., 6 May 2004- Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, congratulated President Mikheil Saakashvili, the people of Georgia and the government on achieving a peaceful settlement of the situation in Ajara...
Chairman-in-Office stresses crucial role of education in challenging anti-Semitism across OSCE area
Publishing date: 28 April 2004
BERLIN, 28 April 2004- Opening the OSCE's second conference on anti-Semitism today, the Organization's Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy warned that the "murder of memory", allowing the remembrance of the Holocaust to slowly fade away, was the surest...
OSCE Office in Baku marks Earth Day
Publishing date: 22 April 2004
BAKU, 22 April 2004- A series of events and outdoor activities for Azerbaijani children, aimed at teaching them to understand the global environmental challenges and to be more responsible towards nature, were held today to mark Earth Day...