News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Experts discuss Summit outcomes at Vienna Roundtable
Publishing date: 13 December 2010
A group of academics from across the OSCE region met in the first OSCE Vienna Roundtable event to discuss the outcome of the 2010 Astana Summit.
ODIHR provides training on freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 8 December 2010
On 8 December, staff from ODIHR and members of ODIHR’s Advisory Council on Freedom of Religion or Belief provided a one-day training session in Vienna for 23 participants from non-governmental organizations and religious or belief communities from all parts of the OSCE region.
Mediation: at the junction of technique and art
Publishing date: 6 December 2010
Mediation is an important tool for achieving more secure and safe communities, be they local, regional or global. Because every conflict is unique, every attempt to respond to a conflict also is different.
ODIHR delivers training courses on countering terrorism, protecting human rights
Publishing date: 3 December 2010
As part of its training module for public officials and counter-terrorism practitioners, ODIHR has completed two training courses for law-enforcement officers and police students on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism.
OSCE Summit in Astana begins with call to Heads of State to advance Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security
Publishing date: 1 December 2010
ASTANA, 1 December 2010- The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, opened today in Astana the first OSCE Summit in 11 years...
World leaders in Astana to address security challenges at OSCE Summit
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
ASTANA, 30 November 2010- Heads of State and Government from the 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partner countries are in Astana for the OSCE Summit, set to start tomorrow in the Palace of Independence...
National contact points on combating hate crime meet in Warsaw
Publishing date: 16 November 2010