News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
States need to protect most vulnerable members of society: OSCE Alliance Conference calls to strengthen protection of victims of trafficking
Publishing date: 4 April 2022
VIENNA, 4 April 2021 – Protecting victims of human trafficking and upholding their rights is the focus of the 22nd high-level OSCE Alliance Conference against Trafficking in Persons, which opened today in Vienna with over 850 registered participants.
OSCE supports study visit to North Macedonia for Tajik women politicians
Publishing date: 4 April 2022
Eight prominent women politicians from the Alliance of Women Parliamentarians of Tajikistan have helped promote the issue of gender mainstreaming in a study visit to Skopje, North Macedonia. The event was part of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe’s support to gender mainstreaming, and was jointly organized with the OSCE Mission to Skopje from 29 March to 1 April 2022.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau concludes visit to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia
Publishing date: 2 April 2022
WARSAW, 2 April 2022 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau, concluded his visit to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The trip focused on existing security challenges and efforts towards sustainable peace as well as strengthening the co-operation between the OSCE and the three states in the South Caucasus region. Throughout the visit from 29 March to 1 April, Minister Rau noted the impact Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has exerted on the security situation in the region. In all capitals he paid particular attention to the situation of the conflict-affected populations.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to EU institutions
Publishing date: 1 April 2022
On 28 and 29 March 2022, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro visited the institutions of the European Union in Brussels.
Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General expressed regret that no consensus reached on extension of mandate of Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 March 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 31 March 2022- OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau and Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid expressed their sincere regret that no consensus was reached on the extension of the mandate of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, the Organization’s largest field presence and a key component of its response to the crisis in and around Ukraine.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro continues to support European Youth Card project
Publishing date: 31 March 2022
From the very beginning of the European Youth Card programme, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro has strongly supported the development of this initiative in Montenegro, was the conclusion of the meeting of Siv-Katrine Leirtroe, Deputy Head of the Mission and Jugoslav Radović, Director of the Centre for Youth Education and Programme Director of European Youth Card Association (EYCA) on 31 March 2022 in Podgorica.
Preventing violations of international humanitarian law and protecting civilians require closer cooperation, OSCE leaders say
Publishing date: 28 March 2022
VIENNA/WARSAW, 28 March 2022 – To achieve progress on implementing the commitments made by all OSCE countries to resolve disputes peacefully and ensure stability in the region, urgent consultation is needed to increase co-operation to protect civilians and investigate and prosecute violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, OSCE leaders said at the opening of a two-day conference today.