News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Gender-sensitive policy responses required during crises to better protect women against gender-based violence, say participants at OSCE event
Publishing date: 28 October 2020
The impact of emergencies on violence against women and the need for gender-sensitive crisis responses were in focus at a special event organized on the margins of the third OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference on 27 October 2020.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports ‘Newcomer Fest on Human Rights’
Publishing date: 27 October 2020
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported a series of online discussions as part of the “Newcomer Fest on Human Rights”, which was launched on 27 October 2020. The Fest will see a number of awareness-raising and learning activities held for local community representatives on the importance of human rights and their protection.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan trains judges on countering gender-based violence
Publishing date: 27 October 2020
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organized a training course for judges from 22 to 24 October 2020 on best practices and challenges in the field of countering gender-based violence, and State and judicial responses to combating domestic violence and human trafficking amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
Ukraine’s local elections administered professionally, despite legal shortcomings and politicization of some commissions, international observers say
Publishing date: 26 October 2020
KYIV, 26 October 2020 – Ukraine’s local elections were conducted under a substantially revised legal framework which, despite some improvements, requires further refinement to address remaining shortcomings, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today. The Central Election Commission administered the elections professionally and efficiently, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the work of territorial commissions was often politicized, and was negatively affected by frequent replacements of their members.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and NGO “Zašto ne?” launch web platform to help voters make informed decisions in Brčko District
Publishing date: 22 October 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the civil society organization (CSO) "Zašto ne?" Sarajevo launched a new web platform, www.glasometar.ba, on 22 October 2020, to support the development of a Voting Advice Application (VAA) in Brčko District. The VAA is designed to help voters make informed decisions in the run-up to, and during elections...
OSCE’s role in promoting Women, Peace and Security agenda focus of high-level event in Vienna
Publishing date: 21 October 2020
VIENNA, 21 October 2020- The OSCE’s vital role in the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda was the focus of the high-level event “OSCE enhancing the UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Gender equality for a more peaceful world”.
OSCE Security Days: States need to revive the ‘spirit’ of 1990 Paris Summit in addressing today’s distrust and tensions in European security
Publishing date: 16 October 2020
PRAGUE / VIENNA, 16 October 2020 – Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, opening speakers of an online OSCE Security Days event commemorating this historic document called on States to revive the spirit of the 1990 Paris Summit in overcoming today’s challenges, distrust and heightened tensions in European security...