News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA President Muttonen condemns shooting of U.S. Congressman and staff, hopes for full recovery
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
COPENHAGEN, 14 June 2017 – Following a shooting at a baseball field in a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, DC, which eyewitnesses said appeared to target Members of Congress, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) issued the following statement:..
Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Ukrainian Culture Ministry organize conference on diversity in Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine organized a conference on “Integration with respect to diversity: legal standards and good practices from across the OSCE region” on 13 June 2017 in Odessa. Participants discussed two
OSCE continues to increase justice sector capacity to effectively prosecute cases of domestic violence in Moldova
Publishing date: 13 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova partnered with the National Institute of Justice on 8 and 9 June to launch a new training cycle that aims to boost the capacity of justice sector actors to prosecute instances of domestic violence. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together 22 prosecutors and judges to study how to identify and assist domestic violence victims in the context of recent amendments to Moldovan legislation...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro concludes series of workshops on empowerment of Roma and Egyptian women
Publishing date: 13 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro concluded a series of three workshops on empowerment of Roma and Egyptian women in Montenegro, on 6 June 2017....
Establishment of first public-private partnership in cybersecurity in Serbia announced at OSCE-supported cyber security conference
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The first public-private partnership in the cybersecurity domain in Serbia was announced at the first national cybersecurity conference, entitled Partnerships for a Secure Cyber Space, held on 12 June 2017 in Belgrade...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports education programmes for juveniles and women in Serbian correctional institutions
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Serbia handed over IT equipment and school supplies to the Kruševac Correctional Institution for Juveniles on the occasion of its 70th anniversary and to the Požarevac Prison for Women, on 9 June 2017...
Law students to provide free primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova following OSCE training event
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event for 21 law students between 7 and 9 June 2017 to equip them with the knowledge and skills to deliver primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova. Law students from Moldova’s north and south participated in the event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the Dniester/Nistru River...