News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Ukraine’s Central Election Commission launch chatbot to ease access to information in advance of 25 October local elections
Publishing date: 7 October 2020
As of today, 7 October 2020, a chatbot called “CEC about elections”, is available for election commissioners on the ground, candidates and ordinary voters who would like immediate information on various aspects of the upcoming local elections in Ukraine. The chatbot is an artificial intelligence-based application, developed with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator for the country’s Central Election Commission.
OSCE Media freedom office calls for proposals on initiatives that address challenge of Artificial Intelligence on freedom of expression
Publishing date: 6 October 2020
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) is calling for proposals for innovative ideas and initiatives to tackle the challenges brought by Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the freedom of expression. This call is being made as part of the RFoM’s project, Spotlight on the Impact of AI on Freedom of Expression (#SAIFE). Initiatives selected by the RFoM will receive funding for their implementation...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan provides humanitarian aid
Publishing date: 6 October 2020
On 6 October 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) handed over ultraviolet (UV) antibacterial system equipment to the Scientific Research Institute of Virology of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan as part of pandemic-related aid...
Trial management in complex corruption cases, focus of OSCE-supported meeting
Publishing date: 5 October 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized an online peer-to-peer meeting on trial management in complex corruption cases on 5 October 2020. The meeting gathered 25 judges and prosecutors from different jurisdictions in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as partners from different international organizations working with judiciary. The meeting was organized as a follow-up to its report “Trial Monitoring of Corruption Cases in BiH: Second Assessment”...
OSCE organizes online training seminar for journalists on data analytics
Publishing date: 5 October 2020
An OSCE-supported online training-seminar concluded on 3 October 2020. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the three-day event to build capacity of Kazakh-speaking journalists on data management...
North Macedonia early parliamentary elections 2020: ODIHR Special election assessment mission final report
Publishing date: 2 October 2020
ODIHR report on 2020 North Macedonia parliamentary elections The early parliamentary elections in North Macedonia were well administered amid necessary COVID-19 related adjustments but persistent shortcomings and instability in the legal framework underlined the need for comprehensive reform in
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina co-organizes training course on ethical standards and disciplinary practice for judges and prosecutors
Publishing date: 1 October 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized two online training courses on ethical standards and disciplinary practice for newly appointed judges and prosecutors and legal associates, on 1 and 2 October 2020...