News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and UN recommit to strengthening co-operation, seek effective solutions to cope with changes in regional and global security environments
Publishing date: 10 December 2019
NEW YORK, United States, 10 December 2019 – The OSCE and the UN Secretariat in New York today finalized an agreement to strengthen co-operation on addressing key challenges international peace and security, and on promoting respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.
‘You are not alone’: OSCE PA’s Hadjiyianni and Link mark Human Rights Day with calls for solidarity
Publishing date: 10 December 2019
COPENHAGEN, 10 December 2019 – OSCE parliamentarians must speak up loudly and clearly to champion the victims of human rights abuses, particularly the most vulnerable members of society, said the Chair and Vice-Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee today...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák closes Bratislava Ministerial Council with plea for more political will, dialogue and diplomacy
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
BRATISLAVA, 6 December 2019 – The OSCE’s participating States need to show more political will and commitment to real dialogue and diplomacy to effectively address the multitude of, and increasingly transnational, security challenges facing the region, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister, Miroslav Lajčák as he closed the 26th OSCE Ministerial Council today in Bratislava. “There is a compelling case for co-operative security,” he said...
Young people convey their perspectives for a safer future to Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák and Albanian 2020 Chair at the OSCE Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
BRATISLAVA, 6 December 2019 – On the margins of the 26th Ministerial Council, the Slovak Chair, its Special Representatives on Youth and Security, Spain and Albania, supported by the OSCE, organized an event on young voices for a safer future in Bratislava.
Impact of OSCE projects aimed at non-proliferation of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition discussed at OSCE event
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
BRATISLAVA, 6 December 2019 – A high-level side event on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava focused on how practical assistance projects can help achieve a comprehensive approach in preventing the uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (SCA). The discussion was organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and supported by Germany.
OSCE 2019 co-chairing of ICAT shows effectiveness of multilateralism in action
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
BRATISLAVA, 6 December 2019- A event on “Effective Multilateralism in Action: OSCE co-chairing of ICAT, a year in review” was held yesterday on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council. The panel discussion focused on key milestones of this year’s co-chairpersonship, by the OSCE, of the UN’s Inter-agency Coordination Group Against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT)., 6 December 2019- A event on “Effective Multilateralism in Action: OSCE co-chairing of ICAT, a year in review” was held yesterday on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council. The panel discussion focused on key milestones of this year’s co-chairpersonship, by the OSCE, of the UN’s Inter-agency Coordination Group Against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT)...
OSCE event focuses on importance of improving the situation of people affected by the crisis in and around Ukraine
Publishing date: 5 December 2019
BRATISLAVA, 5 December 2019 – The humanitarian aspects of the crisis in and around Ukraine were at the centre of discussion at a side event at the 26th OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava today.