News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE, Council of Europe hold regional seminar on local government reform, economic governance and financial management
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Council of Europe’s Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform held a two-day regional seminar on promoting local government reform, good economic governance and sound financial management at the local level on 7 and 8 December 2011...
OSCE media representative urges Russian authorities not to harass journalists covering protests
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
VIENNA, 9 December 2011-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, urged today Russian authorities to protect journalists reporting from the scene of street protests from detention and police harassment...
OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts in non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 7 December 2011
Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a two-day expert meeting that started on 7 December 2011 in Bishkek. The event is co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Ministry of Economical Regulation of Kyrgyzstan with support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the UN 1540 Committee...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media briefs journalists at Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, spoke to journalists during the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius on 6 December 2011. Audio recording of the briefing
Press briefing by Director of OSCE/ODIHR
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, gave a briefing to journalists on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial council in Vilnius on 6 December 2011.
OSCE Secretary General welcomes multi-country think tank initiative
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier welcomed a joint research initiative of France, Germany, Poland and Russia announced at the start of the OSCE Ministerial Council on 6 December 2011...
Media trends and challenges in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-supported forum
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
A two-day forum co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss contemporary challenges faced by the media in Kazakhstan was held in Almaty on 5 and 6 December 2011...