News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General at Belgrade Summit, stresses importance of regional co-operation
Publishing date: 15 June 2012
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier attended the Summit of the South East European Co-operation Process (SEECP) in Belgrade on 15 June 2012, which marked the end of Serbia’s Chairmanship of the SEECP...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about negative developments in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 14 June 2012
VIENNA, 14 June 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed today her concern over the persistent intimidation of journalists and attempts to restrict access to information in Azerbaijan...
OSCE-funded inspection boat and water-sampling platform launched to protect Dniester/Nistru River
Publishing date: 12 June 2012
A boat for fisheries inspectors and a water sampling platform on the Dniester/Nistru River were formally handed over to authorities in Moldova by representatives of the OSCE and its partner organizations, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at a ceremony on 8 June 2012...
OSCE Mission helps Kosovo municipalities increase public participation in budgeting process
Publishing date: 12 June 2012
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is organizing a study trip for representatives of five municipalities and the Ministry for Local Government Administration to Germany from 12 to 15 June 2012. The aim of the trip is to help Kosovo municipalities increase the level of public participation and gender-responsiveness in budget planning processes...
OSCE promotes human rights and safety in Kyrgyzstan’s prisons
Publishing date: 12 June 2012
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek held a training course for heads of units of correctional institutions under Kyrgyzstan’s state penitentiary service from 21 May to 12 June 2012...
Head of OSCE Presence welcomes election of Albanian president
Publishing date: 11 June 2012
TIRANA, 11 June 2012- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the election of Bujar Nishani as President of Albania...
ODIHR trains police officers in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia to respond to domestic violence
Publishing date: 11 June 2012
Helping police officers better respond to cases of domestic violence was the focus of training organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and partners in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia on 8 and 11 June 2012, respectively...