News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses Serbia’s progress on national minority issues with authorities
Publishing date: 2 November 2022
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited the Republic of Serbia from 24 to 29 October 2022. In Belgrade, he met with the President of the National Assembly Vladimir Orlić, President of the Government Ana Brnabić, Minister of Education Branko Ružić, Commissioner for
New donor-funded Support Programme for Ukraine
Publishing date: 1 November 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 1 November 2022 – Today a new donor-funded Support Programme for Ukraine (SPU) was launched by contributing OSCE participating States. The Support Programme addresses some of the immediate challenges to civilians posed by the war waged against Ukraine and supports the long-term democratic and social resilience of Ukrainian institutions and civil society organizations.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General praise work by field operations in Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 October 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 31 October 2022 – Following the lack of consensus by the OSCE Permanent Council to extend the mandates of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) and the Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, due to the position of the Russian Federation, the OSCE is closing these two field operations today.
Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH commemorates Žepče civilian victims of war
Publishing date: 29 October 2022
Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) visited Žepče today and laid flowers at the Memorial to all Civilian Victims of War.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides Parliament with instruments to review legislation from gender perspective
Publishing date: 28 October 2022
At the 35th session of Parliamentary Gender Equality Committee, held on 28 October, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented to MPs and representatives of the public administration instruments developed to support the institution in ensuring the laws are gender-mainstreamed and provide for equal treatment of all citizens.
OSCE continues training operative officers of Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia
Publishing date: 28 October 2022
A second specialized training on operative essentials for anti-corruption officers was held in Yerevan from 25 to 28 October 2022. The training, which focused on the effective investigation of corruption, was hosted by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) with the support of the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia (ACC).
High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov continues dialogue with United States on national minority issues
Publishing date: 26 October 2022
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Washington D.C. and New York from 17 to 21 October 2022. During the first part of the trip, the High Commissioner met with officials at the US State Department to discuss the most pressing challenges to security and