News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports bilateral meeting between Kazakhstan and Russia on rational use of Zhaiyk River water resources
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
An OSCE-supported technical meeting on rational use and protection of water resources of the Zhaiyk (Ural) River, including assessment of climate change on water resources, took place on 7 November 2019 in Oral, Western Kazakhstan.
Achievements, threats and challenges in border management focus of Central Asian Border Management Initiative concludes in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
The OSCE, in co-operation with the Government of Kazakhstan, concluded a two-day Central Asian Border Management Initiative (CABMI) conference on 6 November 2019 in Almaty. More than 30 participants gathered to discuss the achievements and challenges of border management in the region...
OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime train Kazakhstan officials to disrupt terrorist financing
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
A three-day training course aimed at strengthening the capacity of Kazakhstan to disrupt the financing of terrorist networks concluded on 7 November 2019 in Burabay, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Presence in Albania wraps up series of Civil Society Forums with discussion on civil society’s challenges
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
OSCE Presence in Albania-supported public discussions held across Albania- in Shkodra, Durrës and Korça- on civil society’s challenges and its future concluded on 7 November 2019 with the Korça Civil Society Forum...
Ukraine’s Central Elections Commission improves transparency of its work with OSCE support
Publishing date: 6 November 2019
For the first time, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine streamed live on the web a meeting of its members on Tuesday, 5 November 2019. This was made possible by the conference system that was provided and installed by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine earlier this year. The streaming was a pilot project with the Commission intending to make its meetings available online on a regular basis.
Protection of Montenegrin cultural property focus of OSCE-supported seminar
Publishing date: 5 November 2019
Protection of cultural heritage by creating cultural property databases to prevent trafficking in cultural property was the focus of the seminar for seven Montenegrin institutions on 5 November 2019 in Podgorica...
Strengthening regional co-operation to prevent torture and ill-treatment in police custody focus of OSCE/ODIHR event in Strasbourg
Publishing date: 5 November 2019
The protection of people in police custody from torture and other ill-treatment, and ensuring safeguards such as access to a lawyer and effective legal representation during criminal investigations, were the focus of a regional meeting of representatives of national preventive mechanisms (NPMs) and human rights defenders active in the fight against torture, which took place in Strasbourg on 5 November 2019.