News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports regional online conference on human rights protection in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publishing date: 2 November 2021
An OSCE-supported regional online conference on human rights protection in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic took place on 29 October 2021. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan.
Regional explosive ordnance disposal course for specialists from Central Asia conducted in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 2 November 2021
Thirteen specialists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan completed a three-week regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal course (EOD level 2) at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) in Chimteppa, Tajikistan, on 29 October 2021.
OSCE Mission to Skopje introduces e-learning course on digital safety of female journalists
Publishing date: 2 November 2021
To help female media professionals developing digital safety approaches that will keep them safe online, the OSCE Mission to Skopje launched an e-learning course on digital safety on 2 November 2021.
Toxic rocket fuel component now fully removed from Bishkek with OSCE support
Publishing date: 2 November 2021
A ceremony marking the removal of the last batch of mélange, a rocket fuel component, from Novopavlovka area and the Chui valley in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan took place on 2 November 2021.
OSCE Presence organizes high-level conference on Women, Peace and Security in Albania
Publishing date: 1 November 2021
A high-level conference on Albania’s achievements under the agenda on Women, Peace and Security and the way ahead took place in Tirana on 1 November 2021. The OSCE Presence, UN Women Albania and the Dutch Embassy organized the event to mark the 21st anniversary of the UN Security Council’s Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS).
OSCE and UNOCT events support States in responsibly using passenger data to identify and detect terrorists and serious criminals
Publishing date: 1 November 2021
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) organized a series of two events from 27 to 29 October 2021 focused on supporting States in implementing passenger data programmes, enhancing coordination between participating States, international organizations and private sector companies, and deepening regional cooperative partnerships.
North Macedonia’s second round of local elections was competitive but allegations of pressure on voters persisted, ODIHR observers say
Publishing date: 1 November 2021
SKOPJE, 1 November 2021 – The second round of North Macedonia’s local elections was competitive and the election administration took efforts to address some procedural shortcomings from the first round. However, negative rhetoric and allegations of pressure on voters and candidates continued to affect the elections, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today.