News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative raises concern about recent media freedom developments in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 September 2015
VIENNA, 25 September 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the recent developments in Kazakhstan related to freedom of the media and freedom of expression are worrying...
Law students and paralegals ready to raise awareness of legal aid following OSCE-supported training
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
On 23 and 24 September 2015, the OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training event for a group of law students and paralegals on conducting presentations to encourage the public to make use of state guaranteed legal aid in Moldova. A total of 14 law students and six paralegals from Bălţi, Cahul, Chişinău and several regions of Moldova took part in the training, which was held in Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the Dniester/Nistru River...
OSCE-organized workshop in Montenegro discusses preventing early forced marriages among vulnerable groups
Publishing date: 24 September 2015
The prevention of early forced marriages was the topic of a workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 22 September 2015...
Recommendations for enhanced participation of associations in public decision-making processes launched at OSCE/ODIHR event
Publishing date: 22 September 2015
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions (ODIHR) released a set of civil society recommendations aimed at promoting the greater involvement of associations in public decision making on 22 September 2015, during the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
Environmental challenges in Skadar Lake area in focus at OSCE cross-border seminar for Montenegrin and Albanian journalists
Publishing date: 22 September 2015
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and OSCE Presence in Albania organized a joint seminar for Montenegrin and Albanian journalists on environmental challenges in the Shkodra/Skadar Lake area on 16-18 September 2015. The seminar started in Shkodra, Albania and continued in Virpazar, Montenegro including a visit to the nearby Aluminum Plant.
Join Communiqué of the high-level Forum on durable solutions for displaced persons from Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 September 2015
On the occasion of the OSCE-organized and UNHCR-supported High-level Forum on Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons from Kosovo, the participating institutions, led by Minister Dalibor Jevtić (Pristina), Director Marko Đurić (Belgrade), Minister Zorica Kovačević (Podgorica) and State Secretary Enver Husejin (Skopje), confirmed strong support for continuing inter-institutional co-operation and endorsed proposals for the scope and focus of future joint work to address the needs of those displaced.
OSCE parliamentarians to observe presidential election in Belarus, advance visit this week
Publishing date: 22 September 2015
COPENHAGEN, 22 September 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming presidential election in Belarus and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission...