News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE’s potential can only be reached with political support of parliamentarians, PA President Cederfelt tells speakers of parliament in Athens
Publishing date: 22 October 2021
ATHENS, 22 October 2021 – Speaking today at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Athens, OSCE Parliamentary President Margareta Cederfelt (Sweden) called for greater attention to the OSCE from national parliaments and governments. She highlighted next month’s UN Climate Change Conference as an example of how countries need to work closely together to meet global problems, and stressed that despite recent setbacks and challenges in the international arena, there is a need for more solidarity and co-operation, not a retreat to unilateralism.
Bosnia and Herzegovina further strengthens capacity to counter terrorist financing through OSCE and UNODC training course
Publishing date: 22 October 2021
A three-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to counter terrorist financing concluded on 21 October 2021.
Accountability and transparency needed to build the OSCE’s human dimension, participants say at Parliamentary Assembly event
Publishing date: 21 October 2021
COPENHAGEN, 20 October 2021 – Today’s Call for Action – Helsinki +50 meeting hosted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly focused on challenges in the human dimension of security, with participants offering ideas for ways forward to build accountability among OSCE countries and renew governments’ human rights commitments.
OSCE parliamentarians to observe presidential election in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 18 October 2021
COPENHAGEN, 18 October 2021 – More than 70 OSCE parliamentarians from 24 countries will deploy this week to Uzbekistan for the 24 October presidential election. The OSCE PA observers will work closely with colleagues from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, as well as the European Parliament.
During visit of OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Albanian authorities reiterated will to bring draft media laws in line with international standards
Publishing date: 14 October 2021
VIENNA, 14 October 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, concluded her official visit to Albania yesterday. During her visit, Ribeiro met with several governmental authorities, including Prime Minister Edi Rama, Minister of Foreign Affairs Olta Xhaçka, President Ilir Meta, Speaker of Parliament Lindita Nikolla, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Media Agron Gjekmarkaj and Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Media Petro Koçi.
Press Statement of Special Representative Kinnunen after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 13 October 2021
Publishing date: 13 October 2021
KYIV, 13 October 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:
OSCE Media Freedom Representative congratulates 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winning journalists, which underscores importance of media freedom
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
VIENNA, 8 October 2021 — OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today congratulated prominent journalists Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and expressed her content with the importance the Nobel Committee attaches to freedom of expression and media freedom.