News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports training course for crisis negotiators in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 July 2018
Strengthening the capacity of crisis negotiators from across Kazakhstan was the focus of a five-day training course held from 16 to 20 July 2018 in Koschi, Kazakhstan. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, the Embassy of Israel in Astana and the Ministry of Public Security of the State of Israel, together with the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy under Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
Journalists and politicians should work together in the interests of good journalism and democracy, says OSCE PA President at Tbilisi media conference
Publishing date: 19 July 2018
TBILISI, 19 July 2018 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (Georgia) participated this week in the 15th annual South Caucasus Media Conference organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in Tbilisi, Georgia...
Online construction permits developed with OSCE support promote good governance
Publishing date: 19 July 2018
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) supported the development and launch of a digital government service enabling Ukrainian individuals and businesses to initiate minor construction projects via a simple on-line notification without visiting a government office in person. The service, launched on 18 July in Kyiv, helps to remove a potential avenue for official abuse or corruption. The online service, covers 80 percent of construction projects, was presented today by the Ukrainian State Architecture and Building Inspection, State e-Governance Service and Ministry of Justice.
Deportation of journalist from Ukraine to Turkey reason for concern, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 19 July 2018
VIENNA, 19 July 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today expressed his great concern in a letter to Ukrainian authorities following the recent detention and extradition of a journalist to Turkey.
ODIHR final report on Azerbaijan’s presidential election recommends bringing legal framework in line with international standards and obligations
Publishing date: 18 July 2018
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 11 April 2018 early presidential election in Azerbaijan recommends that electoral legislation be revised through a genuine participatory and consultative process, sufficiently in advance of the next
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports opening of Centre for Public Environmental Awareness
Publishing date: 17 July 2018
An Information Resource Centre for Public Environmental Awareness and Culture and Improving People’s Ecological Knowledge was opened by the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan, with the support of the Group of Ecological Movement Deputies within the Legislative House of Uzbekistan’s parliament, the Oliy Majlis, and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, on 17 July 2018 in Tashkent...
OSCE supports meetings to assist Tajikistan’s government in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Publishing date: 17 July 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a series of awareness-raising discussions on requirements of UN Security Resolution 1540 and its implementation by Tajikistan.