News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR to observe local elections in Albania
Publishing date: 29 March 2011
TIRANA, 29 March 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an observation mission to monitor the 8 May local elections in Albania....
ODIHR team assesses opportunities for democracy and human rights assistance in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 March 2011
A team of experts from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) arrived in Kyrgyzstan on 27 March for a five-day visit to explore possibilities for assisting the authorities and civil society with democratic reform...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Azerbaijani journalist, calls upon government to curb violence against the media
Publishing date: 28 March 2011
VIENNA, 28 March 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today a recent attack on a newspaperman in Azerbaijan and called upon the government to take urgent action to curtail violence against journalists...
ODIHR to deploy election assessment mission to Cyprus
Publishing date: 23 March 2011
Ahead of the parliamentary elections in Cyprus scheduled for 22 May 2011, ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to the country on 2-4 March to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the elections.
OSCE Minorities Commissioner Vollebaek supports strategy for integrated education during visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 18 March 2011
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, visited Skopje on 16-18 March 2011 to assess progress in integrating education as outlined in a government strategy. He also discussed the current political context and its impact on inter-ethnic relations.
OSCE launches post-Summit discussions
Publishing date: 16 March 2011
The Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship on 15 March 2011 launched a series of discussions among the 56 participating States as a follow-up to the 2010 OSCE Astana Summit...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports municipalities in modernizing archives
Publishing date: 15 March 2011
As part of an OSCE-supported project to modernize municipal archives, refurbished offices will be inaugurated in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica and Skenderaj/Srbica and on 15 March and in Vushtrri/Vučitrn on 16 March.