News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Skopje Mission supports local police efforts to increase road safety
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
SKOPJE, 3 June 2005- A country-wide public awareness campaign to increase road safety began today with the support of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje. The Road Safety for All campaign is part...
OSCE/ODIHR publishes two reports on hate crimes and education on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism
Publishing date: 2 June 2005
WARSAW, 2 June 2005- Two reports giving an overview of education on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism and the prevention of hate crimes in the OSCE area have been published by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
OSCE Kosovo mission supports minority language radio news programmes
Publishing date: 1 June 2005
MITROVICE/MITROVICA, 1 June 2005- Four radio stations in the Mitrovice/Mitrovica region today started to produce and broadcast daily news programmes in the Roma, Bosnian and Turkish languages, with financial support from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo....
Council of Europe Office and OSCE Presence support discussion on code of conduct for Albanian media in elections
Publishing date: 1 June 2005
TIRANA, 1 June 2005- The Council of Europe Office in Tirana and the OSCE Presence in Albania welcomed the discussion on a code of conduct for Albanian media professionals during elections by the participants in a seminar on media and elections, held...
International organizations present study assessing human trafficking in Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 May 2005
KYIV, 31 May 2005- The British Council, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, UNICEF and USAID today presented a study "Trafficking in Ukraine. An Assessment of Current Responses." The study was...
Acting Kyrgyz President urges OSCE States to support reform and encourage investment
Publishing date: 30 May 2005
VIENNA, 30 May 2005- The acting President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiev, urged OSCE countries on Monday to support police and administrative reform in his country and to provide both aid and investment to stimulate economic growth...
OSCE Chairman appeals for support for police assistance to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 May 2005
VIENNA, 30 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office called on the Organization's 55 participating States on Monday to provide urgent funding for police assistance projects in Kyrgyzstan to help ensure stability in the run-up to presidential elections...