News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE signs partnership agreements to further strengthen good governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 12 March 2015
SARAJEVO, 12 March 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina signed today in Sarajevo Implementing Partnership Agreements with the Associations of Municipalities and Cities of the Federation of BiH (FBiH) and Republika Srpska (RS)...
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 11 March 2015
Publishing date: 11 March 2015
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. The overall cross-border traffic increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs) confirming OM’s predicted return of movement into Ukraine. The OM also observed an increase of the number of persons in military-style clothing crossing the border in both directions...
OSCE Secretary General Zannier, in Georgia, says Organization is committed to resolving regional conflicts through dialogue
Publishing date: 11 March 2015
“The Geneva International Discussions are and remain the only inclusive platform for dialogue,” said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier during an official visit to Georgia on 8-11 March 2015...
Gender Equality Committee highlights importance of the gender perspective in natural disasters in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 March 2015
SARAJEVO, 10 March 2015 – The gender perspective in natural disasters was the focus of the session of the Gender Equality Committee held today at the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in Sarajevo. The session was held as part of Gender Equality Week, an initiative supported by the OSCE Mission...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 18:00hrs (Kyiv time), 9 March 2015
Publishing date: 10 March 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – assessed the situation to be calm in the Luhansk region, while fighting in and around the Donetsk airport and east of Mariupol had continued...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 18:00hrs, 8 March 2015
Publishing date: 9 March 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – assessed the situation in the Luhansk region to be calm, but in the Donetsk region the SMM monitored fighting in and around the Donetsk airport and to the east of Mariupol. The SMM also monitored the movements of Ukrainian Armed Forces, “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”) and “Lugansk People’s Republic” (“LPR”) heavy weapons...
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 4 March 2015
Publishing date: 5 March 2015
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. The overall cross-border traffic increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The net flow considerably decreased confirming OM’s predicted return movement into Ukraine. The OM also observed an increase of the number of persons in military-style clothing crossing the border in both directions...