News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concludes official visit to Switzerland
Publishing date: 12 November 2021
On 9 November 2021, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro concluded her two-day official visit to Switzerland. During her visit, Ribeiro met with several government authorities, including Federal Councilor Simonetta Sommaruga, State Secretary Livia Leu, OFCOM Director Bernard Maissen and the President of the Swiss Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Josef Dittli. She also met with representatives of media freedom organizations and media representatives to discuss media freedom and freedom of expression in Switzerland and across the OSCE region.
OSCE Mission to Moldova enhances dialogue between art students from both banks through series of workshops
Publishing date: 12 November 2021
On 12 November, the OSCE Mission to Moldova held its fourth art workshop for art students from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River.
OSCE organizes training course on media coverage of pandemic and other health related issues in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 12 November 2021
From 10 to 12 November 2021, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized on online training course on the coverage of the pandemic and other health-related issues in the media.
Five OSCE participating States invest EUR 2.5 million to improve small arms and light weapons control in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 11 November 2021
SARAJEVO, 11 November 2021 – Kathleen Kavalec, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and Selmo Cikotić, BiH Minister of Security, signed today an agreement to implement a small arms and light weapons (SALW) control project over the next three years.
Press Statement of Special Representative Kinnunen after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 10 November 2021
Publishing date: 10 November 2021
KYIV, 10 November 2021 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:
Afghanistan and the new border security landscape in focus of Central Asian Border Management Initiative 2021
Publishing date: 9 November 2021
Recent developments in Afghanistan and related transnational threats in the Central Asian region were the focus of the 16th Central Asia Border Management Initiative (CABMI) Conference held on 8 and 9 November in Vienna.
OSCE parliamentarians issue urgent plea to tackle climate emergency
Publishing date: 8 November 2021
COPENHAGEN, 8 November 2021 – Halfway through the 26th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) taking place in Glasgow, the leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s economic and environmental committee, together with its envoys on Arctic issues and Sustainable Development Goals, have issued a “Parliamentary Plea for Resolute Climate Action.”