News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports international roundtable discussion on combating human trafficking and labour exploitation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 January 2021
Strengthening organizational mechanisms and promoting co-operation in addressing labour exploitation in Kazakhstan and other OSCE participating States was the focus of an online international roundtable discussion, which concluded on 29 January 2021.
OSCE completes training course on winter search and rescue to build capacities for officials of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence
Publishing date: 28 January 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe completed a capacity-building training course on winter search and rescue for 18 representatives of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence (CoESCD) on 28 January 2021. The three-week course aimed at enhancing the rescuers’ skills and capacities in the area of search and rescue operations in an avalanche area as well as the recovery of victims after an avalanche in challenging winter conditions
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Estonia
Publishing date: 27 January 2021
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met on 26 January 2021 with Ambassador Sander Soone to discuss the current state of media freedom in Estonia and the broader OSCE region...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of France
Publishing date: 26 January 2021
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met today, 26 January 2021, with Ambassador Christine Fages to discuss the current state of media freedom and freedom of expression in France and in the broader OSCE region...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with German Ambassador
Publishing date: 26 January 2021
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met today, 26 January 2021, with German Ambassador Gesa Bräutigam to discuss the media landscape and the challenges for freedom of expression in Germany and in the broader OSCE region.
OSCE-supported video series to promote cyber hygiene among Ukraine’s civil servants
Publishing date: 26 January 2021
An educational series of videos on cyber hygiene rules for civil servants, produced with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator, was presented at an event in Kyiv on 26 January 2021. Nine episodes lasting from 3 to 7 minutes are placed on the Dia.Osvita digital education platform of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
OSCE Presence to train Albania’s police ahead of 25 April general elections
Publishing date: 26 January 2021
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close partnership with the Albanian State Police and with the support of the Central Election Commission and the General Prosecutor’s Office, organized a series of training courses for about 6,000 police officer across Albania. The training courses, which started on 26 January 2021 and will run until mid-March, address the role of the police in the electoral process and comes ahead of the 25 April parliamentary elections.