News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine- based on information received up until 6 May 2014, 19:00
Publishing date: 8 May 2014
The situation in both the east and in some parts of southern Ukraine remained tense. Tensions in Luhansk remain. Central and western parts of the country remained calm...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine- based on information received up until 5 May 2014, 19:00
Publishing date: 7 May 2014
Tensions continue in Donbas. Other parts of the country remained calm. No serious security incidents were observed in Odessa, but the overall atmosphere in the city was quite tense...
OSCE promotes co-operation between Armenian and Georgian parliaments
Publishing date: 16 December 2013
High level meetings between the Armenian and Georgian parliaments were organized from 14 to 15 December 2013 in Alaverdi, Lori province in Armenia, with OSCE support.
OSCE-supported Human Rights Club for jurists from both banks of the Dniestr/Nistru River held in Chisinau
Publishing date: 14 December 2013
CHISINAU, 14 December 2013 – On Friday, 13 December, jurists from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru river gathered at the OSCE Mission in Chisinau for the final meeting of this year of the Human Rights Club...
OSCE Centre supports series of parliamentary expert meetings on criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Three OSCE-supported expert meetings on specific aspects of criminal procedure and criminal executive legislation were held from 11 to 13 December 2013 in the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of Parliament of Kazakhstan.
Combating oil pollution of Issyk-Kul Lake in focus at OSCE-supported discussion
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
BALYKCHY, Kyrgyzstan, 29 November 2013 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on oil pollution in Kyrgyzstan’s largest lake Issyk-Kul took place today in the lakeside town of Balykchy...
OSCE promotes investments in Syunik province of Armenia
Publishing date: 11 November 2013
KAPAN, Syunik province of Armenia, 11 November 2013 – Examining investment prospects for a remote Syunik region of Armenia is the main objective of a three-day forum organized by the Syunik regional administration with support from the OSCE’s Programme Implementation Presence in Syunik, which began today.