News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and partners help Ukraine draft new action plan to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
KYIV, 8 July 2005- Drafting a national comprehensive programme to combat human trafficking is the focus of a three-day seminar which began today in Kyiv. Co-organized by the OSCE, it brings together representatives of state authorities, including law...
OSCE Tashkent Centre opens Internet cafe for journalists in Samarkand
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
SAMARKAND, 8 July 2005- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent has launched its second Internet Cafe for Journalists today, opening new possibilities for media professionals who need access to the up-to-date global information network. "Free and professional...
OSCE-NATO meeting in Ukraine focuses on disposal of dangerous rocket fuel
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
KYIV, 8 July 2005- Finding a comprehensive solution to the major threat to health and environment posed by the explosive missile fuel component, commonly known as melange, was the focus of a joint OSCE-NATO workshop that ends today in Kyiv. Melange is...
OSCE Media Representative praises Turkey for changing penal code, but remains concerned
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
VIENNA, 7 July 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today praised the Turkish authorities for introducing important changes to the new Penal Code, following a legal review his Office produced, listing 23 provisions...
OSCE Tashkent Centre trains Uzbekistan's civil society organizations on public advocacy
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
TASHKENT, 7 July 2005- Twenty-five members of civil society organizations from all over Uzbekistan are taking part in a training programme on the role of public advocacy in civil society, organized by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent. The four-day event...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe opens Aarhus Centre in Khujand
Publishing date: 5 July 2005
DUSHANBE, 5 July 2005- Helping the public participate in decision-making and offering access to information on environmental matters are the aims of an Aarhus Centre that opened today in Khujand in the Sughd region of Tajikistan...
Competitive Albanian elections weakened by insufficient political will and system open to abuse
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
TIRANA, 4 July 2005- The parliamentary elections in Albania on 3 July complied only partially with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. The elections were competitive and voters were provided with a diversity of info...