News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on registration of citizens of special category in the voters’ list
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Central Election Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a roundtable on 7 July to discuss issues related to the inclusion of citizens who are in remand prisons, detention facilities, psychiatric hospitals, social institutions, and military service into the voters’ list for the upcoming parliamentary elections...
OSCE-supports effective communication training for officers of the Kyrgyz State Border Service
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a two-day communication training for the leadership of the State Border Service and heads of military units to improve their professional capacity and knowledge in communications techniques. Its aim is to establish a unified coordination information policy on border security. The training was held in the city of Osh on 3-4 July 2015...
At OSCE PA Annual Session, parliamentarians debate political affairs, economic and environmental issues, human rights concerns
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
HELSINKI, 7 July 2015 – Parliamentary debate on political affairs, economic and environmental issues and human rights concerns is well under way at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session in Helsinki...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities holds regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors, in co‑operation with the Ministry of Education and Science and UNICEF in Kyrgyzstan, is holding a regional summer school on “Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration” from 6 to 11 July 2015 in Cholpon Ata. A total of 75
OSCE Representative welcomes new draft for journalists’ ethics code in Montenegro, addresses issues of journalists’ safety and impunity
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
PODGORICA, 7 July 2015 – Speaking at the end of her two-day visit to Montenegro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed the new draft Code of Ethics for Montenegrin journalists. In her meeting on 6 July with Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, the Representative also stressed measures to strengthen media self-regulation and the fight to end impunity for attacks against journalists in the country...
OSCE organizes summer school on democracy for Armenian high school students
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
A series of lectures, familiarization visits and expert meetings on various issues of democracy were held on 29 June to 4 July 2015 for 20 high school students from across Armenia as part of the Summer School on Democracy organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE PA issues Helsinki +40 Report to commemorate Helsinki Final Act anniversary
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
HELSINKI, 6 July 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s International Secretariat has released the Final Report of its Helsinki +40 Project, presenting concrete proposals for reforming the OSCE to ensure its relevance and efficiency in the years ahead...