News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE continues capacity building for national press services in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan held a new course for heads of press services of state ministries and agencies from 4 to 6 April 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR plans network of lawyers to improve access to justice for trafficking victims
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Establishing an OSCE-wide network of legal practitioners to improve access to justice and effective remedies, including compensation, for trafficked persons was the focus of a meeting organized by ODIHR in Warsaw on 3 and 4 April 2012...
OSCE Special Representative for the Transdniestrian conflict settlement process on visit to Moldova
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office for the Trandniestrian conflict settlement process, is visiting Tiraspol and Chisinau on 4 and 5 April 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Kazakhstan's early parliamentary elections recommends measures to better comply with fundamental principles for democratic elections
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
The final report by ODIHR on Kazakhstan’s early parliamentary elections on 15 January 2012 concludes that they did not meet OSCE commitments or international standards, and offers a number of recommendations to bring the conduct of elections in line with fundamental principles for democratic elections...
OSCE-supported research on Dniester River shows water quality issues and alarming decline in fish species
Publishing date: 3 April 2012
Research on water quality and fish fauna in the Dniester River, supported by the OSCE Office of the Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), was published on 27 March 2012. The research points to declining water quality towards the mouth of the Dniester, while fish species have halved over the past decade...
OSCE High Commissioner visits Lithuania and Poland, encourages dialogue on national minority issues
Publishing date: 3 April 2012
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Lithuania from 27 to 28 March and Poland from 29 to 30 March 2012...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training for Special Units Department
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
Advanced-level training on “Techniques and Tactics for Maintaining and Restoring Public Peace and Order” for 30 participants from the Interior Ministry’s Special Units Department was organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the French Embassy in Skopje, from 2 to 6 April 2012...