News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE concludes training seminars on gender mainstreaming in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 December 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana concluded a series of three training seminars on gender mainstreaming for representatives of local and regional authorities on 3 December 2015 in Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan...
OSCE Presence in Albania supports public campaign for youth on fight against corruption
Publishing date: 2 December 2015
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the National Co-ordinator against Corruption launched on 2 December 2015 a renewed public information campaign under the slogan Show the Face of Corruption. The newest component of the campaign is a series of lectures on anti-corruption in around 30 high schools and universities across the country, which will run until 18 December. In addition, posters and banners are put on display in towns across the country and also on several of the most visited online portals...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses minority participation and education in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 1 December 2015
The participation of national minorities in public life and promoting their access to education were among the main topics of discussion during the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors’ visit to Kyrgyzstan from 24 to 26 November. In Bishkek, Thors exchanged views on a
Forward Patrol Bases enhance monitoring along the Contact Line, says OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine Apakan
Publishing date: 30 November 2015
During a visit to the Luhansk region on 29 November 2015, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Ertugrul Apakan, said Forward Patrol Bases established by the Mission greatly enhance monitoring along the Contact Line in eastern Ukraine...
OSCE autumn school on criminal law aims at enhancing legal education in Ukraine and promoting co-operation in research
Publishing date: 30 November 2015
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University organized an autumn school in Kharkiv from 23 to 25 November 2015, bringing together law professors from different universities across Ukraine to learn about the current trends in criminal law and teaching methodologies...
OSCE Mission to Moldova helps to build independent and professional media through workshop for journalism students
Publishing date: 30 November 2015
From 27 to 29 November 2015, some 23 students and alumni from the Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism (CSAJ) acquired key skills in investigative and data journalism at a three-day intensive workshop, organized in Vadul-lui-Vodă by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the local NGO Independent Journalism Centre...
OSCE-supported Annual Youth Conference concluded in Bishkek
Publishing date: 28 November 2015
BISHKEK, 28 November 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, in co-operation with Public Associations “IRET” and “Alga” concluded today a two-day Annual Youth Conference in Bishkek.