News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro meets Interior Minister to discuss co-operation and reforms
Publishing date: 27 February 2017
The newly-appointed Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Maryse Daviet met with the country’s Interior Minister Mevludin Nuhodzic in Podgorica on 22 February 2017, and assessed the co-operation between the Mission and the Ministry as successful, emphasizing that Montenegro has made strong progress in reforms. She expressed the Mission’s readiness to continue supporting Montenegro’s democratic development...
Ukrainian gender caucus, ODIHR commit to further co-operation to advance equality between women and men
Publishing date: 23 February 2017
The Equal Opportunities Caucus, a cross-faction union at the Ukrainian parliament, and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) formally committed on 23 February 2017 to continue co-operation to support national efforts towards gender equality.
OSCE supports fourth annual Prison Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 February 2017
The OSCE-supported Fourth Prison Forum dedicated to the assessment of the results of the prison reform and presentation of a new government project on the prevention of torture took place on 23 February 2017 in Astana...
Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities pledges to continue supporting integration in Moldova
Publishing date: 23 February 2017
The implementation of Moldova’s Strategy for Consolidation of Inter-ethnic Relations 2017¬¬¬–2027 was discussed at a conference organized by the office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Bureau of Inter-ethnic Relations in Chisinau on 16 February 2017...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of editor in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 22 February 2017
VIENNA, 22 February 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the release in Uzbekistan of Muhammed Bekjanov, the former chief editor of the opposition newspaper Erk...
OSCE Mission assists Serbian authorities in strengthening victim and witness support system
Publishing date: 22 February 2017
The OSCE Mission to Serbia, the Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Victimology Society of Serbia NGO marked the European Day for Victims of Crime with a conference held in Belgrade on 22 February 2017...
OSCE Mission supports Moldovan Defence Ministry’s first conference on small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition safety and stockpiles management
Publishing date: 22 February 2017
Some 60 high-level officials, including parliamentarians, governmental officials and members of international and non-governmental organizations attended the first-ever high-level conference organized by Moldova’s Ministry of Defence on small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition safety and stockpiles management. The conference on 16 February 2017 was held with the support of the OSCE Mission...