News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative saddened over killing of Russian journalist
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
DUBLIN, 7 December 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed her concern today over the death of television reporter Kazbek Gekkiyev, who was murdered in the Russian southern republic of Kabardino-Balkaria...
OSCE Troika meets with Asian Partners
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
The OSCE Troika of the current, preceding and future Chairmanships met on 7 December 2012 with high-level representatives from the Asian Partner countries on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin
OSCE Troika meets with Mediterranean Partners
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
Joe Costello, Minister of State from the Irish Foreign Ministry, opened a Troika meeting with the OSCE Mediterranean Partner countries held on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin on 7 December 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR supports drafting of regulations for state-wide population register in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 December 2012
A roundtable discussion on developing a regulatory framework for a state population register was held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and its partners in Bishkek on 6 December 2012...
Dublin OSCE Ministerial Council opens with calls to strengthen work on security community, including on human rights
Publishing date: 6 December 2012
DUBLIN, 6 December 2012 – Foreign ministers and top officials from the 57 OSCE participating States heard calls for further efforts to create a security community based on shared values at the opening of the 19th OSCE Ministerial Council in Dublin today...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports Interior Ministry’s efforts to develop police training system
Publishing date: 5 December 2012
The last of four workshops aimed at improving the Serbian Interior Ministry’s police training system was held in Belgrade on 5 December 2012. Organized throughout November and early December, the workshops were supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE Mission, Union of Municipalities hold training for local civil servants on ethics commissions
Publishing date: 5 December 2012
The members of ethics commissions established in seven municipalities throughout Montenegro were in Podgorica on 3 December 2012 for training on their role and powers, as well as on how to handle complaints, including from citizens who wish to remain anonymous...