News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo help municipal officials develop returns and repatriation databases
Publishing date: 16 October 2012
A series of two training workshops on systematic data collection and development of databases on returnees and repatriated persons for 19 municipal officers for communities and returns from Gjilan/Gnjilane region concluded on 12 October 2012 in Gjilan/Gnjilane.
OSCE/ODIHR expert team in Ryazan follows Russia’s direct local elections
Publishing date: 15 October 2012
Following an invitation from the Russian Central Election Commission, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) sent a team of experts to Ryazan to follow election-day proceedings and the use of new voting technologies during the 14 October 2012 ‘single voting day’...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps standardize municipal acts
Publishing date: 15 October 2012
A five-day workshop on standardization of municipal acts organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the Association of Kosovo Municipalities and the German Agency for International Co-operation (GIZ) concluded on 12 October 2012 in Durrës, Albania...
Gender budgeting targets all policy areas, says budget expert in OSCE discussion
Publishing date: 12 October 2012
On 12 October 2012, the OSCE Gender Section held a discussion in Vienna on gender responsive budgeting and its role in ensuring equality between women and men within the Organization and participating States...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports police management training
Publishing date: 9 October 2012
The OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training for 15 mid-level managers from the Ministry of Interior that started as of 8 October 2012...
OSCE Mission in Montenegro holds Know Your Rights workshop for school children in Cetinje
Publishing date: 8 October 2012
Workshop on human rights under the motto Know Your Rights was held on 4 October 2012 for school children in the Municipality of Cetinje in South-West Montenegro. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Municipal Secretariat for Social Welfare and Youth and non-governmental organization Youth Centre Proactive...
OSCE Secretary General, on Albania visit, addresses OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 8 October 2012
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier spoke at the opening session of the OSCE Parliamentary Fall Meeting, hosted by the Albanian Parliament, on 5 October 2012...