News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR assessment report recommends introducing greater flexibility and transparency in Armenian legislative process
Publishing date: 30 October 2014
The legislative process in the Republic of Armenia should be made more flexible and participatory, says an assessment report presented by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Yerevan on 30 October 2014.
OSCE enhancing efforts to implement Women, Peace and Security agenda, Senior Gender Adviser tells UN Security Council
Publishing date: 29 October 2014
The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Ambassador Miroslava Beham, attended the UN Security Council debate on Women, Peace and Security on 28 October where she presented an outline of the OSCE activities on UNSCR 1325 ranging from supporting OSCE participating States in their implementation of National Action Plans, through to gender-enhanced mediation support...
OSCE Centre organizes study visit to Netherlands on legislation of probation
Publishing date: 28 October 2014
The OSCE Centre in Astana and the Legislative and Judicial Reform Committee of the Mazhilis (lower chamber of the Parliament) with support of the Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia and Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry co-organized a study visit to Netherlands from 23 to 28 October 2014...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports government in switch-over to digitalization process
Publishing date: 28 October 2014
Following a request from Tajikistan’s government to assist the Committee on Television and Radio in the transition from analogue to digital television, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan invited an expert from the Swiss telecommunication and broadcasting regulator BAKOM to meet representatives of Teleradiocom, from 20 to 24 October 2014 in Dushanbe...
Cyprus workshop explores best practices in strengthening rule of law – compliant criminal justice responses to combating terrorism
Publishing date: 28 October 2014
Effective rule of law-based responses, as outlined in the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Rabat Memorandum on Good Practices for Effective Counterterrorism Practice in the Criminal Justice Sector, were the focus of a two-day national training event organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Government of the Republic of Cyprus in Nicosia on 22 and 23 October 2014 for representatives of agencies in Cyprus that deal with counter-terrorism...
International election observers in Ukraine to hold press conference on Monday
Publishing date: 24 October 2014
KYIV, 24 October 2014 – The international observers monitoring the 26 October early parliamentary elections in Ukraine will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 27 October, in Kyiv...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro co-organizes workshop on applying law on spatial planning and construction in local government
Publishing date: 24 October 2014
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in partnership with the Union of Municipalities and the Ministry for Sustainable Development and Tourism, organized a two-day workshop on 23 and 24 October 2014 in Mojkovac, on application of the Law on Spatial Planning and Construction in Local Government...