News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan aimed at preventing terrorists crossing borders
Publishing date: 21 May 2015
A two-day seminar focusing on the use of a technologically advanced passport verification system, the International Civil Aviation Organization’ Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD), concluded in Ashgabat on 20 May 2015...
OSCE provides environmental equipment to the American University of Armenia
Publishing date: 21 May 2015
Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, donated mobile toxic pollution testing equipment and supplies to the American University of Armenia (AUA) Center for Responsible Mining. The donated equipment and supplies are indispensable for collecting data that will inform affected citizens about health risks and allow for advice on how to manage them...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports Workshop to enhance capacity of the Common Contact Centres
Publishing date: 21 May 2015
Police officers from Common Contact Centres will meet at border crossing point with Bulgaria, Deve Bair, on 21 May 2015 to share experiences and enhance capacity on fighting organized crime...
OSCE Mission supports improved social protection through establishment of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Social Workers Union
Publishing date: 20 May 2015
As part of its effort to improve social protection, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina organized on 20 May 2015 in Sarajevo a meeting to establish the Union of Associations of Social Workers in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana concludes training seminars on National Preventive Mechanism
Publishing date: 20 May 2015
The last in a series of four OSCE-supported training seminars on the practical aspects of implementation of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for Preventing Torture and Ill-treatment in Kazakhstan took place on 20 May 2015 in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator calls for joint efforts in supporting voices of moderation, promoting dialogue and restoring trust
Publishing date: 20 May 2015
“Inter-cultural dialogue should not only lead to a deeper understanding of the other, but also include conflict prevention and de-escalation, combating prejudices and stereotypes in the public and political discourse,” Ambassador Alexis Chahtahtinsky, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku, said in his remarks at the Third World Forum on Intercultural Dialogues that took place in Baku on 18-19 May 2015...
Roma and Sinti women activists discuss gender equality issues at OSCE/ODIHR consultation meeting
Publishing date: 19 May 2015
The promotion of gender equality was among the challenges faced by Roma and Sinti women that were the focus of a consultation meeting for Roma and Sinti women activists at the Warsaw headquarters of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 18 and 19 May 2015.