News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Joint statement by OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau and Secretary General Schmid on recent political developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 11 February 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 11 February 2022 – The OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Foreign Minister of Poland, Zbigniew Rau, and OSCE Secretary General Schmid made the following statement after the adoption in first reading of the Draft Law on Republika Srpska’s High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council by the Republika Srpska National Assembly:
OSCE Mission to Montenegro signs Memorandum of Understanding with Supreme Court to support Trial Monitoring Project
Publishing date: 7 February 2022
Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Judge Vesna Vučković, Acting President of the Supreme Court, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 7 February 2022.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative strongly denounces retaliatory measures against German media in Russia
Publishing date: 4 February 2022
VIENNA, 4 February 2022 – While closely looking into the implications of recent developments involving RT DE channel and Deutsche Welle broadcaster on media freedom in the region, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today condemned the retaliatory measures undertaken by the Russian authorities against German media outlet Deutsche Welle.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office presented priorities to U.S. Helsinki Commission
Publishing date: 3 February 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C., 3 February 2022 – The OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Zbigniew Rau, participated in a congressional hearing with the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe today.
Kyrgyzstan reaffirms its commitment to the UNSCR 1540 by adopting a new National Action Plan
Publishing date: 3 February 2022
Kyrgyzstan began the implementation of the new National Action Plan (NAP) of the Kyrgyz Republic on the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 for 2022-2025, which has been developed throughout 2021 with the OSCE expert support and finally approved/adopted on 24 December 2021.
Jobs, social housing essential for ending domestic violence cycle in Kosovo, high-level OSCE-EU conference concludes
Publishing date: 1 February 2022
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 1 February 2022- Without economic empowerment and housing alternatives, domestic violence victims will be discouraged from reporting cases. Even when they do, they will be forced to go back to the perpetrator, making it essential to find sustainable solutions. This was the main conclusion from today’s high-level conference organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo with the support of the European Union Special Representative/EU Office in Kosovo.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to Luxembourg
Publishing date: 31 January 2022
On 28 January 2022, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, concluded an official visit to Luxembourg.