News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission appeals for calm and full investigation after tragic incident at south Serbian border
Publishing date: 8 January 2005
BELGRADE, 8 January 2005- Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, expressed his concern over yesterday's tragic incident at the border between Serbia and Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
OSCE Almaty Centre promotes equal opportunities for women in Kazakhstani politics
Publishing date: 21 December 2004
ALMATY, 21 December 2004- With support from the OSCE Centre, women's NGOs of Kazakhstan are developing a strategy for working towards equal opportunities for women and men in politics. Barriers which hinder women's full and active participation in the...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys large-scale election observation mission to monitor repeat voting in Ukraine
Publishing date: 16 December 2004
KYIV, 16 December 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has extended its election observation mission in Ukraine to follow the repeat of the second round of the presidential election scheduled for...
OSCE Mission calls for Serbia's local self-government assemblies to start working
Publishing date: 14 December 2004
BELGRADE, 14 December 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today called for the establishment of all municipal assemblies in Serbia where this process has not yet been completed following recent local elections. Maurizio Massari...
OSCE Presence in Albania commemorates Anti-Corruption and Human Rights Days
Publishing date: 9 December 2004
TIRANA, 9 December 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania has today issued the following statement: "The OSCE Presence in Albania commends the efforts of all...
OSCE Mission issues statement on media situation in Serbia
Publishing date: 9 December 2004
BELGRADE, 9 December 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today issued the following statement: "Following the local elections held in Serbia on 19 September, newly established local authorities have...
OSCE Chairman expresses strong support for active OSCE role in Ukraine, Secretary General returns to Kyiv
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
SOFIA, 6 December 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called for an active OSCE role in helping Ukraine with the re-run of its presidential elections and asked OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis to return to Kyiv...