News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission supports drafting of model local action plan for inclusion of Roma and Egyptians
Publishing date: 13 October 2017
Podgorica, 13 October 2017- The finalization of a model local action plan for the inclusion of Roma and Egyptians communities was the main goal of a workshop organized in Podgorica on 11 and 12 October 2017. The workshop was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro within the framework of the extra-budgetary project "Prevention of Early Forced Marriages among Vulnerable Groups", supported by the French Permanent Mission to the OSCE.
OSCE supports train-the-trainer course for law enforcement agencies on countering cybercrime in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 October 2017
ALMATY, 13 October 2017- An OSCE-supported five-day train-the-trainer course on countering cybercrime for representatives of Kazakhstan’s law enforcement agencies concluded on 13 October 2017 in Almaty.
Programme Office in Bishkek assists in improvement of management and leadership skills of prison staff in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 October 2017
BISHKEK, 13 October 2017- A training course supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek on the advancement of management and leadership skills for employees of the State Service for the Execution of Punishment under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SSEP) was held from 9 to 11 October 2017.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supports workshop on promotion of green economy principles
Publishing date: 13 October 2017
A five-day training workshop on the promotion of green economy principles, sustainable development and energy efficiency was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and concluded on 13 October 2017.
OSCE Mission to Moldova helps young journalists develop investigative reporting skills
Publishing date: 12 October 2017
Twenty journalism students and young journalists from Balti, Chisinau, Comrat and Tiraspol successfully completed a three-day intensive workshop on investigative and data journalism in different regions, organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 8 October 2017...
OSCE/ODIHR, Ireland’s Immigrant Council hold consultations in Dublin to develop educational materials to counter intolerance against Muslims
Publishing date: 12 October 2017
Representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Immigrant Council of Ireland held consultations with students, Muslim community associations and teachers as part of joint efforts to develop new guidelines for teachers on countering intolerance against
Rights-based, comprehensive protection measures crucial to combating child trafficking across OSCE region, say Warsaw event participants
Publishing date: 11 October 2017
The importance of rights-based and comprehensive approaches to assisting victims of child trafficking was highlighted during an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 12 October 2017, on the margins of the Human Dimension Seminar on the