News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office in Tajikistan calls for attackers of leading politician and journalist to be brought to justice
Publishing date: 11 February 2011
DUSHANBE, 11 February 2011 – The Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, Ambassador Ivar Vikki, today condemned the violent attack on Hikmatullo Saifullozoda, member of the Political Council of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan and editor-in-chief of its newspaper, and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice...
OSCE and IOM launch training manual on labour migration
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
A manual for trainers and migration experts produced jointly by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was launched on 10 February in Vienna.
OSCE Special Representative calls on media to take an active role in raising awareness of modern-day slavery
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
MOSCOW, 9 February 2011- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, in a meeting at the Moscow Journalist Club in Moscow today, affirmed the important role of media professionals in strengthening anti-trafficking action...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator launches website for environmental education in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) has launched a website which offers secondary school teachers environmental education materials to promote the principles of sustainable development among young people in Ukraine...
ODIHR to observe local elections in Albania
Publishing date: 8 February 2011
ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to Albania on 17-21 January in order to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the local elections scheduled for 8 May...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports gender approach to policing in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 1 February 2011
Promoting a gender-sensitive approach in Kyrgyzstan’s police system was the focus of a three-day seminar supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and attended by senior officials from the Interior Ministry and other police structures of Kyrgyzstan...
Civil society activists in Kyrgyzstan receive training in human rights monitoring
Publishing date: 1 February 2011
ODIHR and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek are holding a three-day capacity-building training course on human rights monitoring in Bishkek on 1-3 February...