News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR promotes increasing accuracy of voter lists in Georgia
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
Measures to further increase the accuracy of voter lists was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Central Election Commission of Georgia, in co-operation with ODIHR and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) on 22 November in Tbilisi...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator promotes professional information services in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
From 21 to 23 November 2011 the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, held a training seminar to enhance the skills of officials in the information services of state agencies and public organizations...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls for regional co-operation to prevent risk of statelessness
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, called for OSCE participating States to remain committed to tackling the risks of statelessness by addressing the lack of registration and civil documentation in South-Eastern Europe, speaking before the OSCE Permanent Council on 17 November 2011...
OSCE supports Ukraine study visit for journalists, civil society experts from Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 November 2011
A group of journalists and civil society experts from Kazakhstan began an OSCE Centre-supported study tour to Ukraine on 21 November 2011 to discuss access to government information, public participation in decision making and media freedom...
OSCE media freedom representative’s office to participate in events marking International Day to End Impunity
Publishing date: 22 November 2011
The Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Andrey Rikhter, and Principal Adviser Roland Bless will take part in activities marking International Day to End Impunity on 23 November 2011 in Vienna...
Statement by OSCE Mission to Montenegro on attack against TV Vijesti
Publishing date: 21 November 2011
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro issued the following statement on the attack against a television crew from TV Vijesti on 18 November 2011:
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports improvement of citizen-state relations in Ukraine
Publishing date: 21 November 2011
A training seminar on citizen-state relations for representatives of civil society organizations opened on 21 November 2011 in Boryspil, Ukraine...