News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman reflects on 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II
Publishing date: 9 May 2005
LJUBLJANA, 9 May 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office issued the following statement on Monday on the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War Two: "Sixty years ago this month, a world at war and a devastated Europe breathed a sigh of relief...
OSCE Chairman pays tribute to journalists' contribution to democratic change
Publishing date: 3 May 2005
LJUBLJANA, 3 May 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel paid tribute on World Press Freedom Day to the large number of journalists who have contributed to democratic change in the OSCE region in the last 30 years through their work...
OSCE Field Office promotes information access in south Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 May 2005
BATKEN, KYRGYZSTAN, 2 May 2005- In order to develop information access in remote areas of Kyrgyzstan, the OSCE Field Office in the southern city of Osh has supported the establishment of a media centre in Batken province, which will open on 3 May...
OSCE must play bigger role in ending violence against women, says Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 28 April 2005
PARIS, 28 April 2005- Violence against women is not only a widespread global problem but also a major obstacle to women's expression of free will and humanity's progress towards equality, development and peace, the OSCE Chairman said today in Paris...
Joint Kyrgyz-OSCE workplan will help stabilize the country, Chairman-in-Office says in Bishkek
Publishing date: 18 April 2005
BISHKEK, 18 April 2005- The new political leadership in Kyrgyzstan today discussed with the visiting OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, a joint OSCE-Kyrgyz workplan to help the country maintain stability...
OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative presents plan to help maintain stability in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 April 2005
VIENNA, 14 April 2005- A workplan to support stability and security in Kyrgyzstan- as it enters into a three-month presidential election campaign- has been put together with the country's authorities, the OSCE heard today. Alojz Peterle...
OSCE media representative visits Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 11 April 2005
VIENNA, 11 April 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, is visiting Azerbaijan from 11 to 15 April at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the visit, he will...