News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR launches new human rights education guidelines for law enforcement officials and secondary schools
Publishing date: 24 September 2012
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented two new sets of guidelines on human rights education at the OSCE’s annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 24 September 2012...
OSCE supports jazz workshops in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 24 September 2012
Students of the Rubinstein Musical College in Tiraspol could enjoy jamming with world class jazz musicians in the framework of a workshop, supported by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 21 September 2012...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps police officers improve basic training
Publishing date: 24 September 2012
Some 24 police officers taking part in an OSCE-supported course which started on 24 September 2012 in Skopje will learn how to better evaluate and improve the quality of basic training...
Gender-sensitive policing can help provide more security to all, say participants of OSCE discussion
Publishing date: 21 September 2012
The OSCE Gender Section held on 21 September 2012 in Vienna a discussion on gender-sensitive policing, its benefits and the challenges it faces, as well as the possibilities for gender mainstreaming within police forces in the OSCE region. The discussion was held on the margins of the OSCE’ Annual Police Expert Meeting which gathers police and security experts from the 56 OSCE participating States...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports law forum for students and young lawyers
Publishing date: 20 September 2012
Eighty law students and young lawyers are taking part in a four-day all-Ukraine law forum that started on 20 September 2012 in Sevastopol in Crimea, with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
TURKPA Secretary General addresses OSCE participating States
Publishing date: 20 September 2012
The Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic Speaking Countries (TURKPA), Ramil Hasanov, addressed representatives of the 56 OSCE participating states at a Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on 20 September 2012...
Georgia’s Deputy Foreign Minister addresses OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 20 September 2012
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, Sergi Kapanadze, addressed representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States at a Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on 20 September 2012. Kapanadze outlined his country’s perspectives on security in the region and on the role of the OSCE.