News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE provides support to newly-established state body responsible for dam safety management in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 September 2015
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, jointly with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan, organized a half-day roundtable on 4 September 2015 for expert discussions on enhancing technical capacity of the newly-established State Service for Supervision of Hydro Technical Facilities...
OSCE organizes study visit to Switzerland on flood prevention and transboundary co-operation for Eastern Europe environment experts
Publishing date: 4 September 2015
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities supported the visit of 16 representatives of environmental authorities and environmental experts from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine to Switzerland, to learn about good practices in restoring ecosystems in flood-prone areas. The visit, which took place from 31 August to 4 September 2015, is part of a joint OSCE – UNEP project initiated during the 2014 Swiss Chairmanship of the OSCE and funded by Switzerland within the framework of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC).
Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine launches “Youth Contact Groups” Project
Publishing date: 3 September 2015
In accordance with its mandate to “Facilitate dialogue on the ground in order to reduce tensions and promote normalization of the situation” the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine is pleased to announce the launch of the SMM ‘Youth Contact Groups' Project in Ukraine...
OSCE Secretary General stresses importance of building broad partnerships to address global security challenges at the 10th Bled Strategic Forum
Publishing date: 3 September 2015
Speaking at the annual Bled Strategic Forum held on 31 August- 1 September in Slovenia, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier emphasized the importance of developing more effective partnerships to respond to increasingly complex and diverse challenges to international peace and security...
OSCE organizes training course for the first database on domestic violence in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 September 2015
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Gender Centre and the Network of Women Police Officers, concluded on 1 September 2015 the second out of ten training courses on implementation of the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence and the use of the domestic violence database...
OSCE representative calls on authorities in Turkey to respect journalists’ rights, following detention of British journalists
Publishing date: 31 August 2015
VIENNA, 31 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Turkish authorities to respect journalists’ rights and to refrain from actions that can hinder the freedom to report about issues of public importance, following the detention of two British journalists in Turkey...
Trend of intimidation and threats to journalists in Italy must be reversed, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 31 August 2015
VIENNA, 31 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the Italian authorities to offer better protection for members of the media, following recent attack against journalists covering activities of organized crime groups...