News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports professional training for Kyrgyz prison officers
Publishing date: 31 January 2014
An OSCE-supported professional training course for Kyrgyz prison controllers concluded on 31 January 2014 in Bishkek...
Shortcomings in 15 December repeat elections in Ukraine underline the need for comprehensive legal reform, says OSCE/ODIHR report
Publishing date: 30 January 2014
Problems in the formation of election commissions, the misuse of state resources to benefit some candidates, indications of vote-buying and a lack of transparency in the counting process were among the shortcomings observed during the 15 December 2013 repeat parliamentary elections in Ukraine...
Humanitarian organizations need unhindered access to people in need, International Red Cross Committee President tells OSCE participants
Publishing date: 30 January 2014
Unhindered access to people in need must be allowed to humanitarian organizations, so that they can deliver assistance in an impartial manner, Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), told the OSCE Permanent Council on 30 January 2014...
Strong, effective OSCE should remain central forum for dialogue on European security, says Austrian Foreign Minister in his address to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 30 January 2014
Austria’s priorities as current Council of Europe Chair, and the organization’s co-operation with the OSCE in addressing security challenges were among key topics of Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz’s address to the OSCE Permanent Council on 30 January 2014...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek and Swiss OSCE Chairmanship present priorities for 2014 co-operation
Publishing date: 29 January 2014
Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, and René Holenstein, Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic representing the Swiss Chairmanship-in-Office, presented priorities of their co-operation on 29 January 2014 in Bishkek...
Governments play critical role in promoting Holocaust remembrance and education, say participants at ODIHR event in Moldova
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
The role of governments in promoting Holocaust remembrance and education was the focus of a roundtable discussion co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Chisinau on 28 January 2014, a day after the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Achievements and challenges in fighting corruption presented in OSCE-supported report on improving police-civil society relations
Publishing date: 21 January 2014
At an event in Podgorica on 27 December 2013, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented the report “Anti-corruption Mechanisms and Accountability of Police Officers in Montenegro”. The report was prepared under a project implemented with the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, an NGO. It concluded that while much has been achieved through new laws and by creating institutional mechanisms, tangible results in terms of the accountability of police officers are still pending...