News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported Building Bridges Fund allocates first grant
Publishing date: 7 April 2014
Medical students from the Nace Bugjoni high school in Kumanovo were the recipients of the first grant from the new Building Bridges Fund, and used the money to hold a public event on 7 April 2014 to raise awareness about World Health Day.
National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security in focus at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 4 April 2014
Experts from OSCE participating States, and representatives of academia and civil society came together for a workshop in Vienna on 4 April 2014 to discuss the first study on existing National Action Plans on implementing Women, Peace and Security commitments in the OSCE region...
OSCE Head of Centre speaks at NATO conference on Central Asian security
Publishing date: 3 April 2014
Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, spoke on the OSCE’s role in regional security at a conference in Astana on 3 April 2014, dedicated to the function of international organizations in Central Asian security...
Afghan customs officers complete OSCE-supported training in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 3 April 2014
The OSCE supported an advanced law enforcement training course for 15 Afghan customs officers from 22 March to 3 April 2014, which took place at the Kyrgyz Customs Centre in Leninskoe village, near Bishkek...
Montenegro’s Defence Minister addresses OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, urges States to continue supporting demilitarization
Publishing date: 2 April 2014
The ongoing Montenegro Demilitarization (MONDEM) Programme is a positive example of co-operation between Montenegro and the OSCE, and participating States should continue their support in order to complete the final phase of the project, Milica Pejanović-Djurisić, Montenegro’s Defence Minister told the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on 2 April 2014...
OSCE Centre supports training seminar on countering drug trafficking in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 2 April 2014
A three-day training seminar on best practices in countering drug trafficking began in Almaty on 2 April 2014...
OSCE donates equipment to Kyrgyzstan multilingual TV and radio station to promote pluralist, public media
Publishing date: 1 April 2014
OSH, 1 April 2014 – As part of OSCE efforts to support the development of pluralistic and professional media, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek today donated computer equipment to Yntymak TV and Radio in Osh, which is the only media outlet in the southern provinces of the country broadcasting programmes in Kyrgyz, Russian and Uzbek languages...