News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported women's network in Albania seeks presidential support for electoral gender balance
Publishing date: 9 March 2011
A group of 40 Albanian women participating in an OSCE Presence in Albania project on gender equality asked Albanian President Bamir Topi for support in ensuring women’s inclusion in electoral candidates’ lists for the upcoming local elections during a meeting on 8 March 2011 in Tirana...
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes women’s participation in upcoming local elections
Publishing date: 8 March 2011
The OSCE Mission to Moldova, in co-operation with the International Center for the Advancement of Women in Business NGO (ICAWB), will conduct training seminars on running for public office for 150 women from all over Moldova. The project is being implemented ahead of upcoming local elections and marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2011...
Student teachers and social workers complete OSCE-supported practicum placements in multi-ethnic classrooms
Publishing date: 7 March 2011
Eighty student teachers and social workers received certificates at the end of February from the acting Head of OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Natalya Drozd, and the Minister of Education and Science Nikola Todorov for completing an OSCE-organized practicum placement in multi-ethnic classrooms, at a ceremony in Skopje.
OSCE Presence, Albanian NGO present reports on anti-trafficking
Publishing date: 4 March 2011
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the non-governmental organization the Albanian Centre for Legal Civil Initiatives presented on 3 March three reports related to the situation for victims of trafficking in Albania at an event organized in Tirana
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports standardization of municipal regulations
Publishing date: 1 March 2011
A workshop organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo on improving the quality of municipal acts concluded on 1 March 2011 in Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
Head of OSCE Office and Yerevan Mayor discuss regulatory system reform
Publishing date: 25 February 2011
The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Sergey Kapinos discussed Armenia's regulatory reform with Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan in a meeting on 24 February 2011...
ODIHR offers to engage in anticipated electoral reform process in Ireland
Publishing date: 23 February 2011
In a report published on 23 February 2011, ODIHR offered to assist in the electoral reform process that is currently being discussed in Ireland. This was an element raised by political parties and state authorities during a recent needs assessment mission to the country, ahead of early parliamentary elections scheduled for 25 February...