News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR supports Mongolia in monitoring and protecting women’s rights
Publishing date: 15 October 2013
Strategies for effective human rights monitoring and advancing women’s rights were discussed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at a workshop for officials from the National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia, in Ulaanbaatar on 14 and 15 October 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Albania’s parliamentary elections recommends measures to enhance public confidence in electoral process
Publishing date: 15 October 2013
The parliamentary elections in Albania on 23 June 2013 were competitive and characterized by genuine respect for fundamental freedoms, but more needs to be done to enhance public confidence in the electoral process, the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concludes...
OSCE Secretary General meets Italian Foreign Minister Bonino, discusses Italian EU Presidency, security in Mediterranean
Publishing date: 14 October 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù, Secretary General Michele Valensise and Political Affairs Director Sandro de Bernardin during an official visit to Rome on 14 October 2013.
OSCE Special Representative calls for business community to step up efforts to eliminate human trafficking
Publishing date: 14 October 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called on global businesses to renew their commitment to stamp out human trafficking across the supply chain at a roundtable discussion hosted by the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 10 October 2013...
OSCE Presence in Albania shares experiences on probation as alternative to custody, at international conference
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
An expert from the OSCE Presence in Albania took part in the first World Congress on Probation that the European Organization for Probation held from 8 to 10 October 2013 in London...
Close links between OSCE and Council of Europe discussed in Strasbourg visit
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland during an official visit to in Strasbourg on 9 October 2013.
OSCE Secretary General met Slovenian leadership, addressed South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial in Brdo
Publishing date: 11 October 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met with the Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek, Defence Minister Roman Jakič and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bogdan Benko, during an official visit to the country on 3 October 2013. During the meetings, Zannier commended Slovenia's strong commitment to advancing regional integration in South-Eastern Europe and the OSCE region as a whole.