News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Ribeiro meets with Ambassador of Iceland Árnadóttir
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
On 2 July 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador of Iceland, Kristín A. Árnadóttir, to discuss the current state of media freedom and freedom of expression in Iceland and the OSCE region...
OSCE staff raise funds for domestic violence shelter in Montenegro
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
OSCE Men for Gender Equality, an informal group of staff from the OSCE Secretariat, conducted a fundraiser from March 8 to April 7 in support of efforts to respond to gender-based violence that raised EUR 3,000.
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes training on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection for business companies
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
From 24 June to 2 July 2021, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized an online training course for businesses on whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection. The course highlighted whistleblowing as a relevant mechanism in maintaining integrity and controlling corruption. The event was organized in collaboration with the High inspectorate for Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflict of interest (HIDAACI).
OSCE Presence launches EU-funded project on trial monitoring of cases of corruption and organized crime in Albania
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
On 2 July 2021, the OSCE Presence in Albania, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to Albania, organized a kick-off event with civil society organizations introducing a European Commission funded project titled “Supporting a more effective administration of justice in corruption and organized crime cases in Albania through trial monitoring”.
OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts in updating the National Action Plan on the implementation of UNSCR 1540
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek organized a three-day roundtable discussion on updating the 2021–2025 National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 on Effective Measures against the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The event took place from 1 to 3 July 2021 in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul province.
OSCE launches new publication, ‘A Peaceful Presence: The First Five Years of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine’
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
A new OSCE publication on the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine’s (SMM) first five years of operation was launched on 2 July 2021.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses language, education and citizenship on first official visit to Russian Federation
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited the Russian Federation for the first time since taking up his mandate from 23 June to 1 July 2021. Abdrakhmanov met with the authorities to discuss the situation of national minorities living in Russia as well as Russia’s