News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje introduces local prevention council to newly elected mayors
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the Interior Ministry and the Association of the Units of Local Self-government (ZELS) is holding a forum on 2 December 2013 to introduce the Local Prevention Councils (LPC) to newly elected mayors and to explain their role in addressing safety and security issues at a local level, thus contributing to conflict prevention...
OSCE supports public hearings in Kyrgyzstan on urban development, information security and electoral reform
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
A series of three OSCE-supported public hearings on topics of concern for people concluded on 30 November 2013 in Kyrgyzstan. The events took place in November in Bishkek and the cities of Karakol and Balykchy in Issyk-Kul province, and focused on information security, electoral reform, and urban socio-economic development...
Terrorists’ access to explosives focus of OSCE discussion in Mongolia
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
A roundtable meeting on hindering terrorists’ access to explosives through better control of explosive chemical precursors of legal use by industry and agriculture took place in Ulaanbaatar on 29 November 2013 with OSCE support, and financial assistance from the Australian government...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, in Kyrgyzstan, discusses language and education policies
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors made her first visit to Kyrgyzstan from 20 to 22 November 2013 to familiarize herself with the political situation and interethnic relations in the country and discuss language and education issues...
OSCE contributes to strengthening lawmaking process in Serbia
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
A roadmap for streamlining and improving the lawmaking process in Serbia was the focus of discussions in Belgrade on 27 and 28 November 2013, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Serbian National Assembly and the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE supports training for Ukrainian judges on application European Court of Human Rights case law
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
Some 450 judges of administrative courts from across Ukraine were trained in applying provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights to better protect the rights of persons in their interactions with the state, during a series of two-day OSCE-supported training sessions conducted during this year...
OSCE-supported Youth Model Parliament concludes its 2013 session in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
The final session of this year’s OSCE-supported Youth Model Parliament was held on 28 November 2013 in Bishkek...