News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Experts and activists meet in Skopje to discuss political participation of people with disabilities
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The stronger political engagement of people with disabilities at the national level and increased co-operation with organizations representing them were discussed during two events organized in Skopje this week by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Skopje...
OSCE concludes training for judges on environmental issues in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported the second of two training seminars on the judicial application of environmental legislation in civil and economic cases, which was held in Astana on 22 June 2017...
When women make progress, all of society makes progress, says Chairperson-in-Office Special Representative on Gender Issues during visit to Ukraine
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The OSCE Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, concluded a visit to Ukraine on 17 June 2017. The visit was organized by the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship, the Office of the Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine...
Moldovan army officers trained to securely handle conventional ammunition during OSCE-supported six-week course
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
A total of 26 Moldovan army officers and representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice and the Security and Intelligence Service successfully graduated from a six-week training course on 21 June 2017 supported by the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The course was held in Chisinau and delivered by Moldovan army officers with assistance from Austrian and German trainers...
Collective Security Treaty Organization to build on existing co-operation with OSCE, representatives say
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) intends to build on existing co-operation to expand its relations with the OSCE in areas including countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism, said speakers at the Forum for Security Co-operation held on 21 June 2017 in Vienna...
Safeguarding media freedom in volatile environments in spotlight at conference organized by Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
VIENNA, 21 June 2017 – Major threats to media freedom and freedom of expression, particularly in those regions affected by conflict and crisis, were the focus of the conference, Media Freedom in Volatile Environments, organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, which concluded in Vienna yesterday...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on early parliamentary elections in Skopje
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
A team of elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 21 to 23 June 2017 to present the final report of the ODIHR election observation mission for the 11 December 2016 early parliamentary elections. The ODIHR experts discussed the