News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Expert meeting seeks to strengthen OSCE crisis response
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
The potential for enhancing early response to crises and emerging conflicts is the focus of a meeting in Vienna on 20 September 2011 hosted by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports discussion on journalism ethics and self-regulation
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
A series of seminars for teachers of journalism ethics and practicing journalists started on 19 September 2011 in Kyiv as part of a joint project of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the country’s Journalist Ethics Commission...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over London police attempt to force reporters to disclose sources
Publishing date: 19 September 2011
VIENNA, 19 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was greatly concerned about reports the Metropolitan Police of London is seeking a court order requiring reporters to disclose confidential sources relied upon to investigate the News of the World phone-hacking scandal...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports skills training for judges
Publishing date: 19 September 2011
A series of training seminars for Ukraine’s administrative court judges, supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (OSCE PCU) starts on 26 September 2011 in Kyiv...
OSCE Secretary General discussed 2013 Ukrainian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 17 September 2011
During his visit to Ukraine on Thursday 15 September 2011, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier stressed that there are concerns within the OSCE community about the situation in Ukraine as the country begins its preparations for the 2013 OSCE Chairmanship...
OSCE Presence holds summer school for women in governance
Publishing date: 16 September 2011
The “Women in Governance” project by the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a summer School for women municipal and communal councillors elected in the 8 May local government elections from 12 to 14 September 2011 in Durres. More than 70 women councillors from all over the country and from across the political spectrum participated in the event...
OSCE/ODIHR Director discusses co-operation with Council of Europe Secretary General
Publishing date: 16 September 2011
The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, met the Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, in Warsaw on 15 September 2011 to discuss furthering strong co-operation between the two organizations...