News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Call for participants at Cross-Border Research Conference in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
Researchers and practitioners specializing in border management and the security sector from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation are invited to apply to participate in the Cross-Border Research Conference 2014. The event will take place from 17 to 21 November at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe...
OSCE facilitates co-ordination meeting between Tajikistan’s Khujand and Kyrgyzstan’s Osh Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
The OSCE field missions in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan supported a meeting between the Khujand and Osh Aarhus Centres in Khujand, Tajikistan, from 4 to 5 September 2014, to promote co-ordination between the Centres in confronting environmental challenges common to both countries...
Increasing the human rights knowledge of the Armed Forces of Montenegro through OSCE Mission’s training program
Publishing date: 11 September 2014
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in partnership with the Defence Ministry of Montenegro, organized pre-deployment human rights training for personnel from the Armed Forces of Montenegro who will be engaged in upcoming international missions. The training was held on 4th and 5th September 2014, in Danilovgrad...
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 08:00 (Moscow time), 10 September 2014
Publishing date: 10 September 2014
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russian Federation, 10 September 2014- The Observer Mission (OM) is operating at full capacity. Cross-border traffic flows remained steady at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The clear negative flow (more people exiting the Russian Federation (RF) into Ukraine) continued while the total number of border crossings increased, particularly after the ceasefire agreement entered into force. The OM observed considerable numbers of persons in camouflage clothing entering the RF from Ukraine, especially at Donetsk BCP. In general, people exiting the RF for Ukraine seem to be more relaxed than during previous weeks...
ODIHR, Venice Commission roundtable discussion in Warsaw discusses recommendations to facilitate establishment and functioning of associations
Publishing date: 9 September 2014
Key challenges in creating an enabling legislative environment for associations were the focus of a roundtable discussion organized in Warsaw by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe (Venice Commission) on 8 and 9 September 2014.
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports regional efforts in combating organized crime
Publishing date: 9 September 2014
On 5 September the OSCE Mission to Serbia donated six computers and one printer/scanner to the Serbian Interior Ministry, as part of a three-country regional project on combating organized crime...
Swiss OSCE Chairmanship concludes series of four regional civil society workshops with a two-day event in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 8 September 2014
Some 40 representatives from regional civil society organizations of the South Caucasus and international NGOs took part in a discussion in Tbilisi on 3 and 4 September 2014, organized jointly by the 2014 Swiss OSCE Chairmanship and the Georgian NGO Analytical Center for Interethnic Cooperation and Consultations. The focus of the event was on the prevention of torture, the independence of the judiciary, and the institutional and legal framework to combat discrimination...