News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
German experience of parliamentary control over armed forces outlined at OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 6 June 2012
Member of the German Bundestag Defence Committee Ernst-Reinhard Beck addressed the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on 6 June 2012 in Vienna on democratic control over armed forces...
OSCE Centre in Astana celebrates World Environment Day
Publishing date: 5 June 2012
On the occasion of the 2012 World Environment Day on 5 June, staff of the OSCE Centre in Astana planted shrubs in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The theme of the 2012 World Environmental Day is “Green economy: does it include you?” The event was organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia to raise awareness of environmental risks and ecological scarcities...
OSCE Office supports human rights awards in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 June 2012
YEREVAN, 4 June 2012 – Individuals working to promote human rights, accountable governance and free speech in Armenia were acknowledged today at a ceremony hosted by the US Embassy and co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the EU Delegation to Armenia, the British Embassy in Armenia and Counterpart International...
OSCE media representative welcomes release of Azerbaijani social media activist, hopes all imprisoned journalists will be liberated soon
Publishing date: 4 June 2012
VIENNA, 4 June 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the early release from prison of social media activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, adding that she hoped all imprisoned journalists would also be set free soon.
OSCE/ODIHR promotes women’s political participation in Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 May 2012
Promoting women’s political participation in Ukraine ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for later this year was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized in Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, on 31 May 2012, by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and partners...
Conflict resolution, democratization and human rights among top priorities of OSCE Mission to Moldova, says new Head
Publishing date: 31 May 2012
Conflict resolution and promoting democratization and respect for human rights on the both banks of the Dniestr/Nistru river are top priorities of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, said the new Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush...
OSCE Centre supports training for young reporters from Kyrgyzstan’s provinces
Publishing date: 31 May 2012
BISHKEK, 31 May 2012 – A graduation ceremony for some 25 young reporters who have successfully completed a three-month journalism course, organized by the non-governmental organization and news agency Kloop Media, was held in Bishkek today. The tuition for eight students from Kyrgyzstan’s provinces was supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...