News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports workshop on judicial application of environmental legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported a workshop on the application of environmental legislation and compliance with the provisions of the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) on 25 November 2019 in Semey, Eastern Kazakhstan...
OSCE Campaign for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2019: End the Silence
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
CHISINAU, 25 November 2019- On the occasion of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign, the OSCE will launch the campaign "End the Silence" in the Republic of Moldova and across South-Eastern and Eastern Europe. Its aim is to raise awareness about gender-based violence, in particular the issue of violence against women and girls. Gender-based violence concerns all of society, and governments have a responsibility to prevent and combat it.
Fostering interfaith dialogue and religious tolerance in Kyrgyzstan focus of OSCE-supported conference in Bishkek
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
The International Conference on Islam and Orthodox Christianity – religions of peace, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, took place on 21 November 2019 in Bishkek...
OSCE trains officials from Belarus and Kazakhstan in identifying potential corruption risks in law-making processes
Publishing date: 22 November 2019
A three-day workshop organized by the OSCE aimed at strengthening the capacities of key officials from Belarus and Kazakhstan in identifying potential corruption risks in the law-making process concluded on 22 November 2019 in Vienna...
OSCE supports Municipal Election Commissions in developing training programme for polling station staff
Publishing date: 22 November 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a training course for senior representatives from the State Election Commission and Municipal Election Commissions on how to train polling station staff on polling station procedures on 21 and 22 November 2019 in Podgorica...
Human rights and transnational threats in focus of OSCE-supported Youth Legal Forum in Nur-Sultan
Publishing date: 22 November 2019
The annual OSCE-supported International Youth Legal Forum, focusing on the link between human rights and transnational threats to security, concluded on 22 November 2019 in Nur-Sultan...
Turkmenistan representatives discuss national minorities issues on OSCE-organized study visit to Lithuania
Publishing date: 22 November 2019
The creation of a mechanism for consultations with the representatives of the national minorities was the focus of an OSCE-organized study visit, from 18 to 21 November 2019, to Lithuania for representatives of the Ombudsperson’s office, the Ministry of Education, the Institute of State, Law and Democracy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan...