News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative calls on authorities in Montenegro to swiftly investigate death threats against journalist
Publishing date: 12 September 2017
WARSAW, 12 September 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today condemned a death threat directed at Vladimir Otašević, a journalist with the Montenegrin newspaper Dan, and called for a swift investigation...
OSCE Border Management Staff College concludes workshop on eLearning courses
Publishing date: 12 September 2017
ELearning is a form of knowledge delivery that is being increasingly used in our societies for the efficient delivery of academic and professional training. From 5 to 8 September 2017, the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) in Dushanbe delivered a workshop on the design, development and implementation of eLearning courses, which aimed to assist national border security and management agencies to unlock the potential of digital learning technology...
ODIHR presents two new handbooks on election observation at Warsaw event
Publishing date: 12 September 2017
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched two new publications on election observation at an event in Warsaw on 12 September 2017, during the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting. The publications are part of the Office’s efforts to develop and refine
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media welcomes release of Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Aliyev, calls for all charges to be dropped
Publishing date: 11 September 2017
WARSAW, 11 September 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today welcomed the release of prominent Azerbaijani journalist and media expert Mehman Aliyev...
ODIHR launches new project to support elections in the Western Balkans
Publishing date: 8 September 2017
The importance and benefits of following up on recommendations from election observers was the focus of an expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 8 September 2017. The event was the first organized within the framework of a
OSCE project on wildfire management in Chernobyl-affected areas convenes stakeholders from Belarus and Ukraine in Kyiv
Publishing date: 8 September 2017
A new project on managing wildfires in Chernobyl-affected areas, implemented by the OSCE in close co-operation with the Global Fire Monitoring Centre based in Freiburg, Germany, was launched on 7 September 2017 at an inaugural meeting in Kyiv...
OSCE Senior Gender Adviser Amarsanaa Darisuren visits Ukraine
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
From 3 to 6 September 2017, OSCE Senior Gender Adviser Amarsanaa Darisuren visited Ukraine, where she held meetings with government officials, including representatives of the ministries for foreign and internal affairs and social policy, to discuss key developments in gender equality in the country...