News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps Kyrgyzstan to develop legal framework for Advance Passenger Information (API) system
Publishing date: 7 December 2018
On 30 November, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek in partnership with the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) held a round table on developing a legal framework for the introduction of an Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Kyrgyzstan.
Strong OSCE needed to navigate uncertain waters, OSCE PA President Tsereteli says at opening of Ministerial Council in Milan
Publishing date: 6 December 2018
MILAN, 6 December 2018 – With East-West relations at historic lows, a strong OSCE is needed to serve as a forum for real confidence-building, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) said today at the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan.
Students and parents demand quality and inclusive education, participants at OSCE-supported conference in Sarajevo conclude
Publishing date: 6 December 2018
Newly elected education authorities should focus on quality inclusive education dedicated to strengthening students’ skills and preparing them for a prosperous future, concluded participants at a conference on 6 December 2018 in Sarajevo. The event, titled #SviMožemoBolje, was organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) holds capacity-building workshop for Georgia’s State Language Department
Publishing date: 6 December 2018
TBILISI, 27 November 2018 – The Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities conducted a capacity-building workshop for the State Language Department of Georgia.
OSCE supports participation of Tajik delegation at OSCE/ODIHR seventh expert forum on criminal justice in Central Asia
Publishing date: 6 December 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supported the participation of a Tajik delegation of four governmental and four civil society representatives at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Seventh Expert Forum on Criminal Justice for Central Asia. The Expert Forum was
Tajik border officers complete OSCE training course on sustained field operational capacities
Publishing date: 5 December 2018
Twenty five senior Tajik border officers of the Special Border Units successfully completed a four-week training course on sustained field operational capacities on 4 December 2018 in the Regional Training Centre of Khalkayor, some 230 km south of Dushanbe.
Equal, effective access to civil registration documents key for enjoyment of human rights by Roma in Georgia, say participants in OSCE/ODIHR roundtable discussion
Publishing date: 5 December 2018
Understanding the challenges impeding the full access of Roma in Georgia to identity and civil registration documents, as well as the way forward to address this issue, was the focus of a roundtable event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 4