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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE brings together a network of stakeholders who aspire to the highest anti-corruption and ethical standards in business practices
Publishing date: 18 December 2019
An international conference on “Business Integrity, International Standards, Regional Challenges and the way forward” on 16 and 17 December 2019 in Tashkent. The aim of the event was to introduce and discuss best international practices in business integrity and collective action in combating corruption. The event was organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and financially supported by the Government of Germany.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides training support on performance management for Parliamentary services
Publishing date: 17 December 2019
In supporting Parliament’s efforts to introduce performance management principles in its work, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized three training courses for several units of the parliamentary service from 19 November to 6 December 2019 in Podgorica...
President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration meets the President of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
Publishing date: 17 December 2019
President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Professor Emmanuel Decaux, met the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, during his visit to Strasbourg, France on 3 December 2019...
It’s time for women to lead in politics, say participants in ODIHR Finland/Poland roundtable
Publishing date: 17 December 2019
Now is the time for women to boost their representation in political leadership positions, said politicians, government officials, diplomats, civil society representatives and activists from Poland and Finland, who gathered in Warsaw on 17 December 2019 to explore ways of increasing women’s
Combating trafficking in human beings focus of OSCE-supported training seminar in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 December 2019
A two-day training seminar on combating human trafficking concluded on 13 December 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Mainstreaming Gender Perspective into Crime Prevention focus of OSCE-supported events in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 16 December 2019
Roundtable discussions on national and international good practices and challenges in engaging women in activities aimed at preventing violent extremism and other crimes among women took place in Tashkent and Ferghana on 10 and 12 December 2019, respectively. Members of the Senate of Oliy Majlis (parliament), representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, civil society organizations and international experts attended the events.
Greece early parliamentary elections 2019: ODIHR observation mission final report
Publishing date: 13 December 2019
Following the early parliamentary elections in Greece on 7 July 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published its final report. The report notes that the elections were competitive and offered voters a wide choice of political alternatives, with