News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv tomorrow
Publishing date: 5 August 2015
KYIV, 5 August 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing tomorrow in Kyiv...
Civil society from both banks gain essential project-writing skills at OSCE Mission to Moldova workshop
Publishing date: 4 August 2015
Between 31 July and 2 August 2015, the OSCE Mission to Moldova gathered civil society representatives from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River for a workshop to enhance their project-writing skills when applying for donor funding. The event was held in Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the river, and focused both on the technical aspects of writing proposals as well as on identifying common issues on which participants could create equitable and sustainable partnerships...
OSCE marks World Day against Trafficking in Persons by supporting public awareness campaign in Astana
Publishing date: 30 July 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana, marking the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, supported a public awareness campaign on combating trafficking in human beings in Astana on 30 July 2015. The initiative was carried out in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the local NGO “Korgau” and in co-operation with the City Police Administration...
OSCE-supported seminar for journalists on work of law enforcement institutions held in Podgorica
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
A two-day OSCE-supported seminar for journalists on work of the police, prosecutors and the judiciary took place on 28 and 29 July 2015 in Podgorica...
OSCE/ODIHR report on Kazakhstan’s presidential election recommends developing safeguards to ensure clear separation between state and party, addressing limited choice for voters
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
Noting the predominant position enjoyed by the incumbent in the 26 April early presidential election in Kazakhstan, the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends developing safeguards to ensure a clear separation between the State and party, and addressing the limited choice available to voters.
OSCE supports working group meeting on social standards for victims of domestic violence in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported the first meeting of the inter-departmental working group aiming at developing social services for victims of domestic violence that was held in Astana on 29 July 2015...
First social enterprise to prevent human trafficking in Ukraine starts in Lviv
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
The first social enterprise to prevent human trafficking is launched on 22 July 2015 in Western Ukraine with the support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU). First ten women at-risk of human trafficking, including seven internally displaced persons, started their training in felting as an initial step in functioning of the social enterprise...