News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Banja Luka Field Office awards winners of students’ essay competition on addressing environmental challenges
Publishing date: 17 December 2020
The winners of the essay competition for students on the topic of “Ecological incidents in Bosnia and Herzegovina and their possible solutions”, which was organized by the Banja Luka Field Office of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), were awarded on 17 December 2020...
Migration is key contributor to development and economic growth, say participants of OSCE conference ahead of International Migrants Day
Publishing date: 17 December 2020
Experiences of local governments where migrants contribute successfully to the economic growth of hosting communities, was the focus of the OSCE webinar hosted on 16 December 2020, ahead of International Migrants Day on 18 December...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports the first forum on the role of women parliamentarians in the development of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 17 December 2020
The First Forum on the Role of Women Parliamentarians in the Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan took place on 14 December in Tashkent. The event was organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) in partnership with the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Gender Equality Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan and UN Agencies such as UNDP and UNFPA.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan delivered training course on medico-legal documentation of torture and the Istanbul Protocol
Publishing date: 17 December 2020
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) conducted a training course on “Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in accordance with the Istanbul Protocol”. The event was held from 14 to 16 December 2020.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator promotes legal protection of private property rights in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 17 December 2020
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) held an online seminar on the outcomes of studying a number of international conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) on 14 December 2020. The event was organized in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, the non-governmental organization “Legal Problems Research Center”, and the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Better understanding of the needs and potential of young people in public life focus of OSCE expert event
Publishing date: 16 December 2020
The importance of promoting youth political participation was the focus of a joint online event ‘Advancing Political Participation of Young People across the OSCE region’, hosted by the 2020 Albanian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). Participants discussed the necessity to better understand the needs and contributions of young people to political and public life across the OSCE region.
Joint OSCE-UNODC regional workshop in South-Eastern Europe promoted fight against organized crime and social re-use of confiscated assets
Publishing date: 16 December 2020
A two-day workshop on organized crime, asset confiscation and social re-use, organized jointly by the OSCE and UNODC, took place on 15 and 16 December 2020 for beneficiaries in South-Eastern Europe...