News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro continues to support Parliament in developing in-house expertize
Publishing date: 8 June 2022
Following the train-the-trainers programme in April and May, on 6 and 7 June 2022 a group of selected professional staff of the Parliament of Montenegro held a training course for their 16 peers on leadership and management, supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports drafting the Law on Production of Weapons and Military Equipment
Publishing date: 7 June 2022
From April to June 2022, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided support in drafting the Law on Production of Weapons and Military Equipment, the first law of its kind in Montenegro since its independence.
Ukraine appoints three experts to be part of a mission under the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism
Publishing date: 7 June 2022
Ukraine appoints three experts to be part of a mission under the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism On 2 June 2022 and following consultation with Ukraine, 45 OSCE participating States invoked the Moscow Mechanism in order to “ consider, follow up and build upon the findings of the Moscow Mechanism report
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on the UK authorities not to extradite Julian Assange
Publishing date: 7 June 2022
VIENNA, 3 June 2022 – “In view of the imminent decision by UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel on Julian Assange’s extradition to the US, I want to express my concern regarding the impact that such a decision can have on media freedom and investigative journalism”, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro.
OSCE supports Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat the financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 7 June 2022
On 3 June 2022, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) in co operation with the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and the Uzbek Prosecutor General’s Office organized an international scientific-practical conference themed “Legalization of the Proceeds of Criminal Activities and Financing of Terrorism: Modern Threats and Current Issues of Combating them”.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro publishes Manual for Moderation of Online Users' Comments
Publishing date: 6 June 2022
On 6 June 2022, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Technical Working Group for Self-Regulation published a document Manual for Moderation of Online Users' Comments, which is a guide for moderators of user comments on portals on how to identify controversial and harmful content, providing
OSCE Mission in Kosovo expands human rights education through establishment of Pool of Trainers
Publishing date: 3 June 2022
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is supporting human rights education through training by some of the many young people who have benefitted from the Mission’s programmes. The move marks a shift away from training by OSCE to a group of talented young women and men who will use their expertise in human rights education to design and implement activities proposed by the Mission and other institutional partners.