News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE co-organizes expert roundtable on state financing of media in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 2 March 2017
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on state financing of media took place in Astana on 2 March 2017 with the aim of exploring how to improve the system of state procurement and mechanisms to ensure efficient monitoring and evaluation of projects supported through government funding...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attacks on journalists in Skopje
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
VIENNA, 1 March 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned recent attacks on journalists in Skopje...
OSCE supports training for judges on combating human trafficking in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
The first in a series of six OSCE-supported one-day training seminars on good legislative and judicial practices to combat trafficking in human beings began in Astana on 1 March 2017...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s early parliamentary elections recommends continued and inclusive electoral reform
Publishing date: 28 February 2017
The final report on the 11 December early parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends further review of the legal framework, to be conducted in a public procedure after consultations among
Journalists’ safety and media ethics identified as continued top media freedom priorities in Western Balkans at high-level conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 27 February 2017
VIENNA, 27 February 2017- Ensuring the safety of journalists and promoting media ethics are top priorities for protecting media freedom and enhancing comprehensive security, peace and democracy across the entire OSCE region, participants at an OSCE Chairmanship conference on media freedom in the Western Balkans agreed today...
Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro meets Interior Minister to discuss co-operation and reforms
Publishing date: 27 February 2017
The newly-appointed Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Maryse Daviet met with the country’s Interior Minister Mevludin Nuhodzic in Podgorica on 22 February 2017, and assessed the co-operation between the Mission and the Ministry as successful, emphasizing that Montenegro has made strong progress in reforms. She expressed the Mission’s readiness to continue supporting Montenegro’s democratic development...
Ukrainian gender caucus, ODIHR commit to further co-operation to advance equality between women and men
Publishing date: 23 February 2017
The Equal Opportunities Caucus, a cross-faction union at the Ukrainian parliament, and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) formally committed on 23 February 2017 to continue co-operation to support national efforts towards gender equality.