News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE, Italian Embassy train law enforcement agencies in Kosovo on combating corruption
Publishing date: 19 October 2018
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 19 October 2018 – Over 40 representatives of law enforcement agencies in Kosovo concluded today an advanced anti-corruption training programme, organized by the 2018 OSCE Italian Chairmanship, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Italian Embassy in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE organizes roundtable discussion on Tajikistan’s legislation for transition to digital broadcasting
Publishing date: 18 October 2018
A roundtable discussion of Tajikistan’s legislation on the country’s transition to digital broadcasting was jointly organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the Parliament of Tajikistan on 18 October in Dushanbe. The discussion focused on a legal analysis of the existing relevant Tajik law conducted by legal experts of the OSCE in the summer of 2018.
More international co-operation needed to counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, say speakers at OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 17 October 2018
VIENNA, 17 October 2018 – Greater international co-operation can counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, said speakers at today’s meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), which focused on the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 within the OSCE region...
Political and electoral participation of persons with disabilities focus of ODIHR-supported regional conference in Serbia
Publishing date: 17 October 2018
Enhancing the political and electoral participation of persons with disabilities was at the centre of discussions during a conference co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Balkans Independent Disability Framework on 16 and 17 October 2018 in Belgrade.
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 16 October 2018
Publishing date: 17 October 2018
MINSK, 17 October 2018 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its Working Groups in Minsk on 16 October 2018:...
OSCE PA human rights leaders concerned at detentions of Turkish opposition members
Publishing date: 12 October 2018
COPENHAGEN, 12 October 2018 – Following a wave of detentions in Turkey in recent days, the leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee expressed concern that authorities were targeting political opponents in advance of local elections scheduled for March 2019.
New ODIHR study highlights recommendations for increasing effectiveness of regional gender equality mechanisms in Ukraine
Publishing date: 12 October 2018
A presentation of a new report commissioned by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that examines the effectiveness of gender equality mechanisms at the regional level in Ukraine, was hosted by the Equal Opportunities Caucus of Ukraine’s parliament on 12 October 2018 in Kyiv.