News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports free legal consultation for residents in border areas in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 July 2011
A series of legal consultations were held between 6 and 14 July 2011 in the border districts of the Osh and Jalal-Abad Provinces with support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE-supported play on domestic violence tours Moldovan regions
Publishing date: 14 July 2011
Telling the true stories of women who were victims of domestic violence, the documentary-style play Casa M. will tour Moldova’s regions from 15 to 31 July 2011 to help raise awareness of and prevent domestic violence...
ODIHR, IOM host roundtable meeting on the integration of migrants in Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 July 2011
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) hosted a roundtable meeting on 13 July 2011 on the integration of migrants in Ukraine. The 50 participants from the Ukrainian government, civil society and international organizations discussed how to resolve the challenges related to the integration of migrants in the country...
Increasing female participation in public life focus of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 13 July 2011
A series of three-day training seminars for female party activists from the Respublika, Ak-Shumkar and Ata-Meken political parties was completed on 13 July by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs...
OSCE supports summer school for human rights defenders
Publishing date: 12 July 2011
The OSCE Mission to Moldova, in co-operation with the Center for Protection of Human Rights in Transdniestria, a non-governmental organization, held a summer school on practical ways to enhance the protection of human rights, from 8 to 10 July 2011 in Vadul lui Voda...
Strengthening OSCE mediation and dialogue facilitation capacity focus of expert meeting
Publishing date: 12 July 2011
The Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship, with the support of the Swiss Delegation to the OSCE and the Conflict Prevention Centre, is hosting an expert meeting on 12 July 2011 in Vienna on strengthening the mediation-support capacity of the Organization...
OSCE Chairperson expresses condolences over Volga boat disaster
Publishing date: 11 July 2011
VILNIUS, 11 July 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed his solidarity and sympathy with the people of Russia today...