News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported Entrepreneurship Support Centre in Kyrgyzstan opens in Issyk-Kul province
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
The fourth Entrepreneurship Support Centre (ESC) in Kyrgyzstan opened on 12 November 2019 in Karakol...
Collaboration between Ombudsperson and other stakeholders focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
An OSCE-organized seminar aimed at improving collaboration on human rights promotion and protection in Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat on 12 and 13 November 2019...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro facilitated annual meeting of “Police Persons of Trust”
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
The annual meeting of ‘“Police Persons of Trust’”, organized by Montenegrin Police Directorate with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Centre for Integrity in the Defence Sector (CIDS) from Norway and Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), was held on 13 November 2019 in Podgorica...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on the rights of persons with disabilities in Nur-Sultan
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion dedicated to the formation of inclusive society in Kazakhstan took place on 14 November 2019 in Nur-Sultan...
OSCE organizes roundtable discussion on the National Action Plan for implementation of Aarhus Convention in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
Over 40 representatives of ministries and agencies, international organizations, environmental NGOs and the OSCE-supported Aarhus Centers met at a roundtable discussion on 13 November 2019 in Dushanbe to discuss the first draft of the National Action Plan (NAP) for implementation of the Aahrus Convention on environmental protection in Tajikistan. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe...
OSCE-supported training course on smuggling and illegal trade in cultural property concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 13 November 2019
A two-day training course on the fight against illegal trade in art and cultural property concluded on 13 November 2019 in Sarajevo. Organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-operation with the French Embassy in BiH, the training course brought together representatives of law enforcement agencies from across BiH...
OSCE Mission hands over technical assessment report of Gura Bicului-Bychok Bridge to Moldovan Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure
Publishing date: 13 November 2019
The OSCE Mission to Moldova has handed over a report on a full technical assessment of the Gura Bicului-Bychok Bridge, which connects the two banks of the Dniester/Nistru River, to the Moldovan Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure. It was re-opened by Chisinau and Tiraspol on 18 November 2017, after having been closed to vehicles for 25 years, as part of the Transdniestrian settlement process...