News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Strengthening criminal justice capacities to combat gender-based violence focus of OSCE-organized roundtables in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 15 March 2022
From January to March 2022, the OSCE convened the second round of meetings of the Multi-Agency Committees in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. The committees were established as part of the OSCE’s project Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe.
OSCE launches report on Ensuring Justice for Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 15 March 2022
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 15 March 2022 launched its latest report titled “Ensuring Justice for Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings: Response of the Criminal Justice System in BiH, with recommendations” in Sarajevo and online.
Ukraine appoints mission of experts following invocation of the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism
Publishing date: 15 March 2022
On 3 March 2022 and following consultation with Ukraine, 45 OSCE participating States invoked the Moscow Mechanism in order to “ address the human rights and humanitarian impacts of the Russian Federation’s invasion and acts of war, supported by Belarus, on the people of Ukraine, within Ukraine’s
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina donates IT equipment to Central Bosnia Canton Cantonal Prosecutor’s Office
Publishing date: 14 March 2022
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as part of its work to support the BiH institutions in the processing of war crimes cases, on 14 March 2022, provided IT equipment to the Central Bosnia Canton Cantonal Prosecutor’s Office.
Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro visits Forensic Centre and Police Academy in Danilovgrad
Publishing date: 11 March 2022
Digital forensics in Montenegro was in its infancy two years ago and has been developed under the mentorship of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, said Aleksandar Ivanović, the Director of the Police Directorate’s Forensic Centre during his meeting with Dominique Waag, Head of the Mission on 11 March
OSCE conducts interactive tabletop exercise on countering violent extremism in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 10 March 2022
An interactive tabletop exercise, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and financially supported by the Embassy of Netherlands in BiH, concluded on 10 March 2022 in Sarajevo. The exercise brought together a wide range of cross-sectoral, inter-governmental and civil society representatives from BiH with the aim to examine jointly the problem of violent extremism...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina donates books to schools on International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 8 March 2022
To mark International Women’s day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina presented to primary schools a selection of books and posters about inspiring women. These books and posters, delivered by the Mission’s nine field offices, highlight positive examples of accomplishments of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina and throughout the world.