News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Monaco Minister of Foreign Affairs, OSCE Secretary General sign agreement on project Combating Human Trafficking along Mediterranean Migration Routes
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
On the margins of the 26th OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of the Principality of Monaco Laurent Anselmi and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger signed an agreement on 5 December 2019 on Monaco’s support for the OSCE project “Combating Human Trafficking along Mediterranean Migration Routes”...
OSCE-supported regional workshop on the use of open data and new digital technologies to prevent and combat corruption held in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
Government representatives, civil society members, and open data experts from Eastern and South Eastern Europe emphasized the importance of the use of open data and new digital technologies in preventing and combating corruption at an OSCE-organized workshop on 2 and 3 December 2019 in Skopje...
Addressing OSCE PA Bureau Meeting ahead of Bratislava Ministerial Council, Chair’s Special Representative stresses importance of parliamentarians in increasing understanding on OSCE’s work
Publishing date: 4 December 2019
Ahead of the official start of the OSCE’s 26th Ministerial Council, the Bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) met in Bratislava on 4 December 2019 to discuss their work over the course of the year. Bureau members heard from Assembly President George Tsereteli, Treasurer Peter Juel-Jensen, OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella, and Lukas Parizek, Special Representative for the OSCE Chairmanship and State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia...
OSCE Missions organize visit to Sarajevo for women from religious communities and civil society in Kosovo
Publishing date: 3 December 2019
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) together with OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized a two-day visit to Sarajevo on 2 and 3 December 2019 for women from five religious communities and civil society organizations in Kosovo- Islamic, Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant Evangelical...
Montenegrin Agency for Electronic Media to meet Finnish National Audio-Visual Institute
Publishing date: 3 December 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a study visit for representatives of the Agency for Electronic Media (AEM) to the Finnish National Audio-Visual Institute (KAVI) on 2 and 3 December 2019 in Helsinki. The visit provided an opportunity for AEM representatives to exchange experiences and learn more about the role and specific activities of the Finnish regulatory body in the area of media literacy...
OSCE helps strengthen human rights approach in criminal proceedings in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 3 December 2019
Following the results of trial monitoring conducted by civil society in Kyrgyzstan, a round table on strengthening a human rights-oriented approach of investigating judges in criminal proceedings took place in Bishkek on 29 November. The event was facilitated by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek...
OSCE celebrates International Women Human Rights Defenders Day in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 2 December 2019
On the occasion of International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, marked on 29 November, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported an event bringing together 40 experts, women’s rights activists, lawyers, and civil society representatives. Participants from Aktobe, Almaty, Nur-Sultan, Temirtau and Shymkent attended the event organized as a working breakfast. It took place within the framework of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence...