News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations and reform in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 17 June 2022
Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report on Uzbekistan’s 2021 presidential election during a visit to Tashkent that took place from 14 to 17 June 2022.
OSCE supports Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry in the implementation of modern approaches of preliminary interrogation, coordination between police structures and gender mainstreaming
Publishing date: 16 June 2022
The representatives of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Office) and Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry (Ministry) inaugurated Ministry’s coordination centre and new office premises on 14 June 2022 in Dushanbe.
OSCE online workshop validates the need for establishment of regional networks for female professionals in preventing and countering violent extremism
Publishing date: 16 June 2022
On 16 June 2022, the OSCE Gender Issues Programme and the Transnational Threats Department’s Action against Terrorism Unit organized an online validation workshop on the needs assessment for creating two regional networks for female practitioners in preventing and countering violent extremism that lead to radicalization (P/CVERLT) in South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
OSCE-supported platform highlights environmental risks stemming from war in Ukraine
Publishing date: 16 June 2022
Data and analysis on nearly 5000 incidents of war-related damages in Ukraine show that 92 industrial facilities in the high or very high environmental risk category were affected.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro signs Memorandum of Understanding with Supreme State Prosecutor’ Office to support Trial Monitoring Project
Publishing date: 16 June 2022
Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Maja Jovanović, Acting Supreme State Prosecutor, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 16 June 2022.
OSCE promotes digitalization of water sector in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2022
An OSCE-organized online seminar on international experience in the modernization of water sector through the implementation of digital systems took place from 14 to 15 June 2022. The two-day event analysed global trends, policies and strategies in this area, and facilitated a discussion of further
OSCE Mission to BiH presents Media Sector Needs Assessment
Publishing date: 15 June 2022
SARAJEVO, 15 June 2022 – A Media Sector Needs Assessment, conducted by the Prism Research Agency with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Embassy of Sweden was presented today, 15 June 2022, in Sarajevo at the offices of BIRN.