News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Effective teaching strategies needed to counter intolerance, say participants at international meeting on discrimination against Muslims
Publishing date: 5 July 2013
Education is crucial in countering intolerance and negative stereotyping of Muslims, participants concluded at a meeting in Strasbourg on 5 July 2013 that was attended by more than 30 experts on education and officials from across the OSCE region...
OSCE Mission report shows need for more citizen participation in local decision-making in Montenegro
Publishing date: 5 July 2013
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented its 2012 annual report on fulfillment of good governance principles in local municipalities in Montenegro on 5 June 2013 in Podgorica...
Kyrgyz prison officers learn about dog training, fire prevention and power supply management in training course supported by OSCE
Publishing date: 5 July 2013
From 10 June to 6 July 2013, 72 Kyrgyz prison officials participated in a series of coaching classes in Bishkek that covered such issues as dog training, first aid and fire prevention...
OSCE Mission to Skopje leads gender working group in boys camp
Publishing date: 4 July 2013
For the second consecutive year the OSCE Mission to Skopje supported the Boys Camp Young Men Leadership Project, organized by YMCA Bitola and US Peace Corps in Tajmiste...
OSCE Special Representative calls for enhanced support to trafficking victims during country visit to Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, visited Kazakhstan from 1 to 3 July 2013...
OSCE holds conference to celebrate 10 years of Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 3 July 2013
To mark the 10th year of OSCE involvement in support of the Aarhus Convention, the OSCE held a conference from 3 to 5 July 2013 in Vienna that highlighted the role of the Aarhus Centres in putting the Convention’s principles into action...
OSCE Acting Head emphasizes importance of inter-faith co-operation in long-term peace building
Publishing date: 2 July 2013
The Acting Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nina Suomalainen, welcomed participants to the fourth Muslim-Jewish Conference, which opened on 1 July 2013 in Sarajevo...