News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 16 December 2004
ASHGABAD/THE HAGUE, 16 December 2004- Rolf Ekeus, OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities, paid an official visit to Turkmenistan from 13 to 15 December. He discussed issues such as a possible assessment of the living conditions of national...
OSCE Kosovo Mission helps local authorities boost service to citizens
Publishing date: 15 December 2004
PRISTINA, 15 December 2004- A four-day public relations training course for more than 20 municipal information officers is taking place this week in Pristina. It will help Kosovo institutions provide better services and improve communication with the...
OSCE Media Freedom Head comments on joint declaration on access to information
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
VIENNA, 10 December- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today offered his comments on the joint declaration on access to information, which he recently signed together with...
OSCE Mission observes International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
PRISTINA, 10 December 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) is observing International Human Rights Day by organizing several events today, which will be carried out by OSCE-established Human Rights Clubs. "The observance of...
OSCE Mission issues statement condemning violent images in Serbian media
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
BELGRADE, 10 December 2004- Faced with the increased number of front pages and news broadcasts featuring explicit images of victims of crime and of all forms of violence, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro calls on all professional and...
OSCE Office sponsors computer system to enhance police effectiveness in Baku
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
BAKU, 10 December 2004- A new computer system which allows district police departments to build a common database of violations, accidents and crimes, started working today in Baku. Created with the help of the OSCE Office...
OSCE Office presents study on development of Armenia's remote Syunik province
Publishing date: 10 December 2004
KAPAN, ARMENIA, 10 December 2004- The OSCE Office in Yerevan yesterday released the report of a year-long study of the social-economic development of Armenia's most remote province, Syunik. The paper was...