News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General Zannier, in Georgia, says Organization is committed to resolving regional conflicts through dialogue
Publishing date: 11 March 2015
“The Geneva International Discussions are and remain the only inclusive platform for dialogue,” said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier during an official visit to Georgia on 8-11 March 2015...
OSCE/ODIHR report recommends review of elections-related legal framework in Moldova
Publishing date: 10 March 2015
The review of the legal framework and enhancing capacity and authority of the campaign finance oversight body are two of the main recommendations contained in the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 30 November 2014 parliamentary elections in Moldova.
Documentary film on the Community Security Initiative in Kyrgyzstan released
Publishing date: 10 March 2015
A new documentary film chronicling the activities of the OSCE Community Security Initiative (CSI) in Kyrgyzstan was released on 10 March 2015. The CSI, part of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, supports the Kyrgyz police in its efforts to build trust between the police and citizens as well as to enhance the capabilities and skills of the local police in community policing, human security, and the use of Mobile Police Reception vehicles.
OSCE/ODIHR regional roundtable discusses electoral dispute resolution
Publishing date: 10 March 2015
Existing practices on electoral dispute resolution were the focus of a roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 9 and 10 March 2015, in Warsaw.
OSCE helps develop anti-money laundering certification program for Kazakhstan’s financial sector
Publishing date: 10 March 2015
The first meeting of the OSCE-supported Working Group on developing an Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) certification programme for the financial sector was held on 10 March 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Mongolian women border officials complete OSCE course on border security and management
Publishing date: 6 March 2015
Twenty-five women officials from the Mongolian border-related agencies completed a five-day training course in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 6 March 2015 on border security and management. The course was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department...
OSCE organizes study visit for Kazakhstan delegation to Serbia on National mechanism for victims of human trafficking
Publishing date: 6 March 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana organized a visit to Belgrade for Kazakhstan’s parliamentarians, representatives of the Health Care and Social Development and Interior Ministries and civil society activists from 4 to 7 March 2015. The purpose of the visit is to study Serbia’s experience in establishing a National Referral Mechanism for Victims of Human Trafficking...