News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes greater involvement of women in election processes
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Enhancing women’s participation in democratic elections was the subject of a discussion held by the OSCE on 13 July 2012 in Vienna, on the margins of a major OSCE conference on elections...
Head of OSCE Presence urges prompt destruction of surplus ammunition in Albania
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, during a visit to a military factory in Gramsh on 13 July 2012, expressed his support for the finalization of surplus ammunition destruction by 2013, as envisaged in the country’s demilitarization action plan...
OSCE promotes respect for rights for detainees in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 13 July 2012
The OSCE Office in Baku completed a two-day training course for police officers on the treatment of suspects and accused in custody...
OSCE Secretary General presents donation to Mouratsan hospital in Yerevan
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
During an official visit to Armenia, the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visited Mouratsan hospital of the Yerevan State Medical University on 11 July 2012 and awarded a donation from proceeds of the 2012 OSCE Charity Ball. The donation will be used for the procurement of medical equipment for the treatment of children with haematological and oncological diseases...
ODIHR releases e-learning course for short-term election observers
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
A web-based learning course designed to assist OSCE participating States in training short-term election observers was released by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna on 12 July 2012...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities delivers statement to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek delivered a statement to the 920th Plenary Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on 12 July 2012...
OSCE states discuss implementation of Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 11 July 2012
Representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States discussed on 11 July 2012 the implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security at its first ever annual review meeting...