News and press releases

On 6 October 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office), in co-operation with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC), launched a five-day training seminar for nation-wide representatives of basin inspections on the provisions of the new Water Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and related draft laws.

FOČA/GORAŽDE, 14 October 2025 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Rick Holtzapple, visited Goražde and Foča today to engage with key political and institutional stakeholders. The visit underscored the continued support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

How resilience helps societies adapt and respond to threats was the focus of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) meeting chaired by Finland on 15 October.

Achieving full gender parity in politics must become a national policy priority across the OSCE region, participants agreed at ODIHR’s annual Women’s Power Breakfast, held today on the margins of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference.

On 14 October, as part of its ongoing commitment to preventing and addressing violence against women and girls and promoting the economic empowerment of survivors, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided immortelle plants, technical equipment, and materials to support the launch of an aromatherapy and cosmetics production program to SOS Helpline Nikšić.

The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) has published a new report, "Migration Trends across the OSCE, 2015–2025", offering timely, data-driven insights into migration trends and dynamics across the region. Amid increasingly complex patterns of

Hate crimes targeting Christians remain a concern across the OSCE region, affecting not only individual victims but also the sense of safety and belonging of entire communities. At a side event of the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched its new guide Understanding Anti-Christian Hate Crimes and Addressing the Security Needs of Christian Communities.