News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to North Macedonia
Publishing date: 22 September 2022
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to North Macedonia
OSCE heads condemn plan to hold illegal “referenda” in occupied territories of Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 September 2022
COPENHAGEN/WARSAW/VIENNA, 20 September 2022 – The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Margareta Cederfelt and Matteo Mecacci, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, condemned the plans to hold “referenda” on Ukraine’s occupied territories.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General condemn sentencing of OSCE Mission members Petrov and Shabanov in Luhansk, demand their immediate release
Publishing date: 19 September 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 19 September 2022 – OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid unequivocally condemn the sentencing of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) mission members Maxim Petrov and Dmytro Shabanov to 13 years in prison as a result of so-called “legal proceedings” and call for the immediate release of all three OSCE mission members in detention.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General welcome ceasefire and call for continued de-escalation along Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border
Publishing date: 16 September 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 16 September 2022 – OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid welcomed the ceasefire reached between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, following reports of armed clashes and causalities on the border between the two countries...
OSCE facilitates visit of Montenegro’s State Election Commission’s Chair to Sweden
Publishing date: 15 September 2022
From 9 to 12 September, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro facilitated a visit of the Chairperson of State Election Commission, Nikola Mugoša, to Sweden where he observed the 2022 Swedish parliamentary, regional and municipal elections. The Chairperson also visited the Swedish Parliament, the Election Authority, Stockholm City Hall and polling stations.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General deplore so-called “legal proceedings” against detained staff in Donetsk and Luhansk, demand their immediate release
Publishing date: 15 September 2022
VIENNA/WARSAW, 15 September 2022- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Poland, Zbigniew Rau, and OSCE Secretary General, Helga Maria Schmid, today unequivocally condemned the so-called “legal proceedings” launched against two national mission members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) and the continuing detention of one other national mission member. The three national mission members have been detained for almost five months.
War’s impact on children focus of Forum for Security Co-operation Meeting
Publishing date: 14 September 2022
The impact that war has on the safety and wellbeing of children was at the heart of today’s Forum for Security Co-operation meeting. This topic was introduced for the first time for discussion by the Forum by the Belgian Chair, who will lead the Forum’s discussions until the end of 2022.