News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE participating States need to increase efforts to promote political and social participation of persons with disabilities
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
The challenges in promoting and securing the rights of persons with disabilities, ensuring their inclusion in the political and public life and in decision-making processes, as well as in promoting their unhindered participation in sport events, were discussed at a side event that took place on 20 September 2016 during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw...
Importance of follow-up on electoral recommendations highlighted at OSCE/ODIHR event
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
The need to strengthen efforts to follow up on electoral assessments and recommendations was the focus of a side-event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 20 September 2016.
OSCE-supported environmental awareness activities in Armenia held on the occasion of World Ozone Day
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
Discussion on environmental issues, training courses and educational tours for schoolchildren were among the activities held on 15-17 September 2016 in Khosrov State Reserve to mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer...
OSCE representative condemns setting reporter’s car on fire in Cyprus
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
WARSAW, 20 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the setting ablaze of a reporter’s car in Nicosia, Cyprus...
Border and customs officers trained on border inspections at regional OSCE-supported event in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
An OSCE-supported workshop for 20 border guards and customs officers from Central Asian countries on border inspection ethics and public service standards began on 20 September 2016 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE presents concept for legal education reform in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
An OSCE-supported concept for legal education reform in Ukraine was presented to parliamentarians, legal professionals, law students and representatives of lawyers associations at an event held on 14 September 2016 in Kyiv...
At OSCE event, lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss how to better serve clients’ needs after litigation
Publishing date: 19 September 2016
On 16 September 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a year-long series of meetings of the Human Rights Club for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together 35 lawyers and NGO representatives to discuss the execution of court decisions and the details needed to keep their clients informed...