News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on parliamentary elections in Montenegro
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Podgorica from 29 May to 1 June 2017 to present the final report of the ODIHR election observation mission (EOM) for the 16 October 2016 parliamentary elections in Montenegro. The report’s findings
OSCE Programme Office concludes canine training course on explosives detection in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
An OSCE-supported Canine Explosive Search Training Programme co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the United States Embassy in Kazakhstan concluded on 24 May 2017 in Astana...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports training courses for mobile police teams on combating domestic violence
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supported a five-day training course for officers of pilot mobile police teams on responding to cases of domestic violence from 22 to 26 May 2017 in Dnipro...
Series of OSCE-supported public expert discussions on establishing the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine concludes
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
The last of three public expert discussions on the establishment and functioning of the High Anti-Corruption Court was held in Odesa, Ukraine on 30 May 2017, where experts and representatives of the civil society and the media voiced their opinions on how to create a Court that is efficient, transparent, fair and meets the principles enshrined in the country’s constitution...
Ensuring access to birth registration, internal passports for Roma in Ukraine key to improving their lives, say participants in OSCE/ODIHR roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
Defining concrete steps to ensure access to identity documents for vulnerable Roma in Ukraine was the focus of a roundtable event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the State Migration Service of Ukraine, on 30 and 31 May 2017 in Odesa.
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes youth civic participation in three-day training event
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training event for youth from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River between 26 and 28 May 2017 aimed at enhancing youth participation in civic life. The event gathered 39 students and teachers from across Moldova, including from the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, and was held in Vadul-lui-Vodă – a town by the river...
OSCE/ODIHR and EU Institutions hold Joint Day of Action against Anti-Semitism and Anti-Muslim Hatred and Discrimination
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
Representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and European Union bodies, as well as experts and activists from civil society groups, came together in Brussels on 30 May 2017 for the Joint Day of Action against Anti-Semitism and Anti-Muslim Hatred and