News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Election observation must be impartial and non-politicized to be credible, ODIHR Director says at high-level discussion
Publishing date: 5 October 2011
For international election observation to be credible and effective, it must be impartial and non-politicized, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said at a high-level panel discussion...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports national efforts to assist street children
Publishing date: 4 October 2011
The OSCE Mission to Skopje is holding a series of one-day regional workshops to promote co-operation between the Interior Ministry and the Labour and Social Policy Ministry in dealing with and assisting street children...
Albanian School of Magistrates begins new academic year with OSCE Presence support
Publishing date: 3 October 2011
The School of Magistrates of Albania held a ceremony on 3 October 2011 marking the start of the new academic year for its current and 17 new students, who will become judges and prosecutors at the end of the three-year training course...
OSCE supports workshop in Kazakhstan on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 30 September 2011
Ways to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Central Asian region was discussed at a workshop co-organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs on 27-29 September in Astana...
OSCE human rights conference examines ways to promote freedom of movement
Publishing date: 30 September 2011
Freedom of movement was the focus of a special day during the OSCE’s annual human rights conference in Warsaw on 29 September, as participants examined ways to help states deliver on their commitments in this area...
OSCE helps control export of small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 29 September 2011
To prevent small arms and light weapons (SALW) from getting into the wrong hands, countries need to ensure that there are sufficient safeguards in the procedures for their export.
