News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Moldova builds capacity of authorities to address human trafficking for purposes of labour exploitation
Publishing date: 25 October 2017
From 23 to 25 October, representatives of key Moldovan government authorities participated in an OSCE-organized study visit to Brussels to learn from representatives of Belgian institutions how they address irregular migration and labour cases that can become human trafficking.
OSCE and National Guard of Kyrgyzstan: join efforts to enhance security of energy infrastructure of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 October 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek handed over video surveillance equipment to the National Guard of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan to enhance the security of the country’s strategic energy facilities, the Tash-Kumyr and Kurpsai hydroelectric power stations on 20 October 2017 in Bishkek. The stations are part of Kyrgyzstan’s largest Naryn hydropower plant cascade...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek enhances young journalists’ skills in covering security and human-rights issues
Publishing date: 24 October 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported a four-day training workshop aimed at enhancing young journalists’ skills in covering security and human rights-related topics, which concluded on 22 October 2017 in the village of Kosh-Kol in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan.
Amendment to Romania’s law on National News Agency puts independence at risk, says OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir
Publishing date: 23 October 2017
PALERMO, 23 October 2017 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir is concerned about the recent amendment to the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the AGERPRES National News Agency, which was passed on 11 October 2017 by the Senate of Romania. Today, he wrote to the Foreign Minister of Romania, Teodor Melescanu, to this effect.
OSCE supports combating money laundering and financing of terrorism in banking sector
Publishing date: 23 October 2017
An OSCE-organized workshop on National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment (NRA) started today in Tashkent.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports public debate on draft amendments to the law against discrimination
Publishing date: 23 October 2017
Legal experts from across the country joined an OSCE-supported public debate in Skopje on 20 October 2017 to comment on the draft amendments to the law on anti-discrimination.
OSCE supports sustainable waste management in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 23 October 2017
An international roundtable discussion on modern technologies for domestic solid waste management and its investment potential was organized on 23 October 2017 by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan together with Uzbekistan’s parliament, the Oliy Majlis, and the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan.