News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre helps local authorities deal with requests on environmental information in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 September 2004
ALMATY, 29 September 2004- A new manual for local environmental authorities, which will help in developing better public access to ecological information, was presented today by the OSCE Centre in Almaty. It was presented...
OSCE Office holds conference in Armenia on role of media in combating corruption
Publishing date: 28 September 2004
YEREVAN, 28 September 2004- The role of the media in the fight against all forms of corruption was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. The two-day event, held over the weekend in Tsakhkadzor, brought together more than...
Chisinau meeting aims at regulating increased flow of migrant workers through Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 27 September 2004
CHISINAU, 27 September 2004- Representatives of Belarus, Moldova, the Russian Federation and Ukraine meet in Chisinau today to address regional questions on the increasing flow of migrant workers across borders, including safeguarding migrants' rights...
OSCE Mission and Dutch Government assist Serbia and Montenegro in reforming police education
Publishing date: 27 September 2004
BELGRADE, 27 September 2004- As part of an assistance programme aimed at reforming police education, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Embassy of the Netherlands today handed over equipment and materials to the ministries...
Skopje meeting agrees on priorities for Environment and Security Initiative in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
SKOPJE, 24 September 2004- Specialists from international organizations and governments in south-eastern Europe ended a two-day meeting on possible risks to security from environmental issues by agreeing to focus on specific problems which transcend...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office meets President of Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
NEW YORK, 24 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy discussed the role of the Organization in finding a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in New York on Thursday. The Azerbaijani Head...
OSCE/ODIHR conference in Helsinki calls for wider co-operation to assist victims of trafficking
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
HELSINKI, 24 September 2004- A two-day conference on protection of victims of trafficking concluded today by putting forward a set of recommendations which will serve as a basis for future work of OSCE States in combating trafficking. Participants...