News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Montenegro Mission supports local youth action plan
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro will assist Cetinje municipality in developing a Local Youth Action Plan, which will identify and address the needs of young people in the municipality.
High Commissioner Vollebaek meets High Representative and EU Special Representative Inzko in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
The OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, met the High Representative and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Valentin Inzko, in Sarajevo on 21 February 2011.
OSCE Mission trains police on counter-terrorism investigation
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
An OSCE Mission in Kosovo-organized training course on advanced counter-terrorism investigation commenced on 21 February 2011. The one-week course is for 14 police officers, including four female officers, from Vushtrri/Vučitrn. Four experts from Turkey will train the officers on a wide range of issues related to countering terrorism and organised crime and the analysis of major crime trends...
ODIHR experts discuss e-voting proposals in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
ODIHR experts have arrived in Dushanbe to discuss plans by the central election commission to develop and implement electronic voting in Tajikistan...
Kyrgyzstan’s civil society, National Penitentiary Service lobby for improved conditions for life-term prisoners
Publishing date: 17 February 2011
A roundtable discussion on a new vision for prisons in Kyrgyzstan was organized in Bishkek on 14 February 2011 by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the National Penitentiary Service and Citizens against Corruption, a human rights organization...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes co-operation of local and central authorities with Ombudsman
Publishing date: 16 February 2011
The OSCE Mission to Skopje has launched a series of four roundtable meetings on the role of the Ombudsman to promote the use of the Ombudsman institution
OSCE Chairperson representative in Minsk for meetings
Publishing date: 16 February 2011
Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius, representing the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, is in Minsk on 16 February 2011 for meetings with Belarusian officials and representatives of civil society...