News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on solid and organic waste management in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 July 2019
The best practices in waste and landfill management technologies based on the example of two resort areas, Shchuchinsk-Borovskaya and Bayanaul, were the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion held in Nur-Sultan on 2 July 2019.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan launches series of training courses for regional representatives of Women’s Committee
Publishing date: 3 July 2019
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan is conducting a first in a series of new training courses for members of the Women`s Committee Central Apparatus and its regional representations. Thirty representatives of the Women’s Committee, from Tashkent city and the regions of Tashkent and Syrdarya are participating in the course from 2 to 4 July 2019 in Tashkent.
OSCE supports bilateral co-operation on countering human trafficking between North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece
Publishing date: 3 July 2019
The OSCE Mission to Skopje supported a series of bilateral meetings that took place between North Macedonia and Bulgaria, most recently on 28 June 2019, to work out an agreement to set up more streamlined procedures and direct channels of communication to exchange information regarding trafficking cases...
Cross-border challenges in identification of potential foreign terrorists fighters focus of advanced OSCE mobile training team train-the-trainer course in Istanbul
Publishing date: 2 July 2019
An advanced train-the-trainer course on the identification of potential foreign terrorists fighters (FTFs) at the borders was organized by the Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit with support of the Government of Turkey for six newly selected border officers from Greece, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey, from 24 to 29 June 2019 in Istanbul...
Estonia parliamentary elections 2019: ODIHR observation mission final report
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
Following Estonia’s parliamentary elections on 3 March 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published its final conclusions. The election was run in a professional and efficient manner, with widespread public confidence in most stages of the process.
OSCE trains Turkmenistan’s law enforcement and border control officers in profiling and risk assessment
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
Profiling and risk assessment for law enforcement and border control officers at aviation checkpoints was the focus of an OSCE-organized practical training course that is taking place from 1 to 5 July 2019.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports development of tools for multilingual education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities has gathered a group of international experts, researchers and professionals in the field of multilingual education to develop tools to support multilingual education in Central Asia. The Regional Expert School on Multilingual and