News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR trains Italian police and Carabinieri officers on combatting hate crimes
Publishing date: 11 February 2014
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) trained Italian law-enforcement officers on addressing hate-motivated violence at six workshops held at the Carabinieri Senior Officers College and the National Police Senior Officers College in Rome on 10 and 11 February 2014.
OSCE-UNODC staff meeting on Joint Action Plan stresses importance of co-operative approach to fight against transnational threats
Publishing date: 10 February 2014
Senior staff from The OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) met today to discuss achievements to date under the 2013-2014 Joint Action Plan and future opportunities for co-operation between the two organizations.
OSCE trains Afghan customs officers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 February 2014
An opening ceremony of a training-of-trainers course for six customs officers from Afghanistan took place on 10 February 2014 at the premises of the Kyrgyz Customs Training centre in Leninskoe village near Bishkek...
Tajik law enforcement officers complete OSCE-organized crisis management training
Publishing date: 10 February 2014
Twenty-four officers from Tajik law enforcement agencies completed OSCE crisis management training in Dushanbe on 7 February 2014. The event is part of a series of training courses aimed at capacity development of Tajik border related agencies within the Border Management Unit 2014 activities...
OSCE/ODIHR discusses electoral recommendations with Norwegian authorities
Publishing date: 7 February 2014
A delegation from the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernization met elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 7 February 2014 to discuss the final report of the ODIHR Election Assessment Mission for last year’s parliamentary elections in Norway.
Deportation of journalist another setback for media freedom in Turkey, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 7 February 2014
VIENNA, 7 February 2014 – The deportation of journalist Mahir Zeynalov for his critical writing is a further setback for the dire state of media freedom in Turkey, Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today.
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes conference on inclusive education
Publishing date: 6 February 2014
Education representatives, practitioners and academia discussed current achievements and challenges in the area of inclusive education in vocational secondary schools at an OSCE-supported conference in Skopje on 6 February 2014.