News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE meeting in Ukraine discusses democratic control of armed forces by civil society
Publishing date: 17 June 2003
KYIV, 17 June 2003- Improving the integration of armed forces into civil society and strengthening parliamentary oversight of the army, police and security forces were on top of the agenda of a two-day OSCE workshop which ended in Kyiv, Ukraine today...
OSCE Mission dissatisfied by outcome of Montenegrin human trafficking case
Publishing date: 10 June 2003
BELGRADE, 10 June 2003- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro is dissatisfied that the municipal prosecutor has decided not to proceed with a high-profile human trafficking case in Montenegro, in which a young woman from Moldova accused...
OSCE Parliamentarians Focus on Central Asia
Publishing date: 8 June 2003
ALMATY, 8 June 2003- Today, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bruce George, concluded the Trans Asian Parliamentary Forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a Final Statement summarizing the main conclusions...
President George Opens OSCE PA Trans-Asian Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 7 June 2003
ALMATY, 7 June 2003- "Genuine security in Central Asia cannot be advanced without improvements in the economic conditions in which people are living. International economic organizations can assist in positive development...
OSCE welcomes agreement of Bosnia and Herzegovina's education ministers to reform 2003-2004 school curriculum
Publishing date: 5 June 2003
SARAJEVO, 5 June 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today welcomed the signing in Banja Luka of an agreement to implement a common curriculum throughout the country...
New Director named for Kosovo Law Centre
Publishing date: 22 May 2003
PRISTINA, 22 May 2003- With the appointment of Dr. Haki Demolli as Director of the OSCE-established Kosovo Law Centre (KLC), the team which will work to transform it into a fully independent body is now in place. "The KLC is now ready to face...
OSCE holds workshops in Central Asian Region on civil-military relations
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
VIENNA, 13 May- A team of OSCE experts are in Central Asia this week to promote OSCE standards on civil-military relations, including democratic oversight of the armed forces. The experts are meeting government officials and senior military...