News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission report shows need for more citizen participation in local decision-making in Montenegro
Publishing date: 5 July 2013
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented its 2012 annual report on fulfillment of good governance principles in local municipalities in Montenegro on 5 June 2013 in Podgorica...
Kyrgyz prison officers learn about dog training, fire prevention and power supply management in training course supported by OSCE
Publishing date: 5 July 2013
From 10 June to 6 July 2013, 72 Kyrgyz prison officials participated in a series of coaching classes in Bishkek that covered such issues as dog training, first aid and fire prevention...
OSCE Mission to Skopje leads gender working group in boys camp
Publishing date: 4 July 2013
For the second consecutive year the OSCE Mission to Skopje supported the Boys Camp Young Men Leadership Project, organized by YMCA Bitola and US Peace Corps in Tajmiste...
OSCE Special Representative calls for enhanced support to trafficking victims during country visit to Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, visited Kazakhstan from 1 to 3 July 2013...
OSCE holds conference to celebrate 10 years of Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 3 July 2013
To mark the 10th year of OSCE involvement in support of the Aarhus Convention, the OSCE held a conference from 3 to 5 July 2013 in Vienna that highlighted the role of the Aarhus Centres in putting the Convention’s principles into action...
OSCE Acting Head emphasizes importance of inter-faith co-operation in long-term peace building
Publishing date: 2 July 2013
The Acting Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nina Suomalainen, welcomed participants to the fourth Muslim-Jewish Conference, which opened on 1 July 2013 in Sarajevo...
Policing of assemblies should be guided by respect for human rights, say participants of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 2 July 2013
The importance of policing assemblies in line with human rights standards and OSCE commitments was highlighted at a meeting of more than 30 police officers and civil society representatives from across the OSCE region, in Vienna on 1 and 2 July 2013...