News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Improving transparency and democratic functioning of political parties focus of ODIHR seminar
Publishing date: 11 July 2013
Strategies to improve the internal democratic functioning of political parties were highlighted at an expert seminar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 10 and 11 July 2013...
Border delimitation and demarcation topic of OSCE meeting in Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 July 2013
A two-day seminar on delimitation and demarcation in Central Asia was organized by the OSCE in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan on 4 and 5 July...
Parliamentary by-elections in Georgia on 27 April competitive, says OSCE/ODIHR in final report, recommends improvements to legal framework
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
The parliamentary by-elections held in Georgia on 27 April 2013 were competitive and candidates were able to campaign freely, but aspects of the legal framework could benefit from further review, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 9 July 2013...
OSCE workshop highlights strategies for effective gender-sensitive labour migration policies
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
Strategies for integrating a gender-sensitive approach into labour migration policies in accordance with OSCE commitments and international standards were the focus of a training session organized by the OSCE in Warsaw on 8 and 9 July 2013 for representatives of governments and civil society and field mission staff...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on municipal elections in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia recommends improvements to electoral code and voter lists
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
Municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia were efficiently administered, but further efforts are required to address gaps and ambiguities in the electoral code and improve confidence in the voter lists, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
Women leaders from Belgrade and Pristina collaborate on women’s empowerment
Publishing date: 8 July 2013
Eighteen women, members of the Serbian women’s parliamentary network and of the Assembly of Kosovo women’s caucus, as well as female representatives of other decision-making institutions and women leaders from academia, civil society and media came together in an OSCE-facilitated meeting in Budva, Montenegro, to exchange experiences and identify joint initiatives to foster women’s empowerment in all sectors of society.
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports educational camp on environmental issues
Publishing date: 5 July 2013
Thanks to organizational and financial support from the OSCE Mission to Serbia, and in co-operation with the Vojvodina Environmental Movement, 16 youth leaders from high schools through southwest Serbia were able to take part in an educational camp on energy security and environmental democracy in the town of Sremski Karlovci 22-30 June...