News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR highlights role of education in combating intolerance against Muslims at PACE session in Strasbourg
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) highlighted the vital role of education in combating intolerance and discrimination against Muslims during the Summer Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on 26 June 2012 in Strasbourg...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes empowerment of women in political decision making
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
A two-day OSCE-supported conference on the empowerment of women in decision-making for more than 70 representatives of the Assembly of Kosovo and municipal women caucuses, political parties, Agency for Gender Equality, and local and international agencies dealing with gender issues, concluded in Prishtinë/Priština on 23 June 2012...
OSCE promotes gender issues as part of comprehensive security
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
On 26 June 2012 the OSCE Gender Section organized a discussion in Vienna on ways to incorporate gender perspectives into security discussions and increase the role of women in maintaining peace and security, as set out in the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325...
OSCE initiates public hearing on co-operation between police and communities in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
An OSCE-initiated and Kyrgyzstan Parliament-chaired public hearing on enhancing the co-operation between the police and communities on crime prevention in the Kyrgyz Republic was held on 25 June 2012 in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek trains Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors on human rights
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
The third and last in a series of training sessions on human rights for Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors concluded on 23 June 2012 in Bishkek...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps develop new strategies against drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime
Publishing date: 23 June 2012
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo supported the development of new 2012-2017 strategies and action plans against drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime for Kosovo through a series of workshops held in Durres, Albania, between 6 and 23 June 2012...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro signs agreement with Montenegro authorities to promote gender equality in municipalities
Publishing date: 22 June 2012
An agreement aimed at strengthening gender equality at the local level was signed between the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and local and national authorities in Montenegro on 22 June 2012...