News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR event in Kyiv stresses importance of adopting code of conduct for Ukraine parliamentarians
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
The importance and the benefits of adopting and implementing a code of conduct for members of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, as an essential element in securing public trust and transparency was the focus of a parliamentary hearing co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 17 December 2015 in Kyiv.
Law students and paralegals raise awareness of legal aid following training event supported by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
Sixteen representatives of various local institutions working with children attended an OSCE-supported public lecture on the observance of children’s rights held on 16 December 2015 in the village of Gaidar in Gagauzia. The lecture followed a training event organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova to prepare law students and paralegals to organize public lectures on accessing legal aid...
Mission promotes participation of women in National Minority Councils in Serbia
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Centre for Women Support, civil society organization (CSO) from Kikinda, held on 17 December 2015 in Šabac, north-western Serbia, a conference on the status of minority women in their communities, with specific reference to decision-making opportunities within the National Minority Councils (NMCs)...
Women’s perspective must be part of peace-building efforts in Ukraine, say panellists at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Kyiv
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
The role of women politicians in peace-building efforts was the focus of a panel meeting in Kyiv on 16 December 2015, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Equal Opportunities Inter-Faction Union of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Kyrgyz officials learn about new generation passport technology during OSCE-supported study tour to South Korea
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek organized a one-week study visit to South Korea on 7-12 December 2015 for representatives of Kyrgyz government agencies to familiarize them with best practices in introducing biometric passports...
OSCE Mission to Skopje hosts Law Faculty students from Stip
Publishing date: 16 December 2015
Some 30 students and professors from the Law Faculty of the Goce Delcev University in Stip visited the premises of the OSCE Mission to Skopje on 16 December 2015 to learn about the work of the Mission, particularly in the field of rule of law and good governance...
OSCE donates equipment to Armavir region Crisis Management Centre in Armenia
Publishing date: 15 December 2015
Andrey Sorokin, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, donated equipment to the Armavir Crisis Management Centre of the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations on 14 December 2015, with the aim of strengthening the Ministry’s capacities to safeguard people and the environment...