News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman calls for improvements in integrating legal immigrants
Publishing date: 23 May 2005
PRAGUE, 23 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office urged the Organization's 55 participating States on Monday to improve the position of legal immigrants and ensure they have an opportunity to become fully integrated into host societies.
Migration, demographic trends and integration of national minorities to top agenda of OSCE Economic Forum in Prague
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
VIENNA, 19 May 2005- Ways to ensure security and development in the OSCE area in light of the changing demographic situation and migration patterns will be the focus of the 13th OSCE Economic Forum in Prague from 23 to 27 May. This year's event...
OSCE Office in Baku holds seminar on democratization in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
BAKU, 19 May 2005- A seminar on the progress of democratization in Azerbaijan was held by the OSCE Office in Baku on 17 and 18 May. The event, entitled Politics into the Future- Democracy in Azerbaijan, brought together...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine organizes conference on gender equality and law enforcement
Publishing date: 18 May 2005
EVPATORIA, UKRAINE, 18 May 2005- Promoting gender equality in law enforcement activities and raising awareness of gender-related issues is the focus of a three-day conference which opened today in the Ukrainian coastal town of Evpatoria...
OSCE Special Representative discusses fight against trafficking in human beings with Tajik officials
Publishing date: 17 May 2005
DUSHANBE, 17 May 2005- Helga Konrad, the OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, who is in Dushanbe on a two-day visit, is holding talks with high-level Tajik Government officials on ways to fight human trafficking...
OSCE Chair's personal representative discusses Kyrgyz presidential elections with political leader Kulov
Publishing date: 17 May 2005
BISHKEK, 17 May 2005- Alojz Peterle, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's Personal Representative for Central Asia, met prominent Kyrgyz political leader Felix Kulov today, to discuss issues affecting the presidential elections, scheduled for 10 July. The...
OSCE Chairman hopes closer co-operation with Council of Europe will boost effectiveness of both bodies
Publishing date: 17 May 2005
WARSAW, 17 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomed the signing of an agreement on Tuesday with the Council of Europe on the margins of its Summit in Warsaw, covering closer co-operation between the two organizations...