News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Dealing with the crisis in and around Ukraine is Serbia OSCE priority, says Incoming Serbian chair
Publishing date: 1 January 2015
BELGRADE, 1 January 2015- De-escalation of the situation in Ukraine, based on a ceasefire respected by all sides will be Serbia's priority as it takes over the OSCE chairmanship in 2015, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said today.
OSCE provides equipment for humanitarian demining in Ukraine
Publishing date: 30 December 2014
Kyiv, 30 December 2014- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine provided the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) with 50 protective vests, 60 ballistic safety helmets and 5 laptops with software, to plan and manage humanitarian demining operations. The handover ceremony took place in the Service’s headquarters in Kyiv on 30 December 2014.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku awards journalists for best articles about domestic violence
Publishing date: 29 December 2014
BAKU, 29 December 2014 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku announced today the results of a contest aiming to raise awareness of the issue of domestic violence in Azerbaijan. Prizes were awarded to the best media reports on the issue written in 2014...
OSCE helps local authorities manage environmental challenges in Armenia’s Syunik region
Publishing date: 29 December 2014
Enhancing skills in decision- and policy-making in environmental management was the focus of a four-day training organized for representatives of local municipalities and civil society in Armenia’s remote Syunik region on 24-27 December 2014. The event was held with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan’s Project Implementation Presence in Syunik...
Minsk talks must resume to rapidly advance peace efforts, Swiss Chair says
Publishing date: 26 December 2014
Bern, December 26, 2014 – Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE-Chairperson-in-Office, Didier Burkhalter, expressed his expectation that the meeting between the Trilateral Contact Group (consisting of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE Chairmanship) and representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk, scheduled for today in Minsk, would take place without further delay. He took note that this meeting, which had been planned as a follow-up to the Minsk meeting of December 24, has not come about as yet.
OSCE supports opening of Aarhus Centre in Bishkek in 2015
Publishing date: 23 December 2014
The Kyrgyz State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek signed on 23 December 2014 a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Aarhus Centre in Bishkek in 2015...
Kyrgyz National Strategy for Sustainable Development is focus of OSCE-supported discussion in Bishkek
Publishing date: 23 December 2014
The Heads of Talas and Issyk-Kul provinces, district administrations and Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy officials gathered in Bishkek on 17 December 2014 for a final discussion on sustainable development program for the regions...