News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR publishes updated compilation of OSCE human dimension commitments
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
ODIHR has published the third edition of OSCE Human Dimension Commitments, a compilation of commitments the OSCE participating States have agreed to honour in the fields of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
OSCE Presence in Albania, Anti-discrimination Commissioner discuss ways to reduce discrimination in school
Publishing date: 11 April 2011
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination organized a meeting on 11 April 2011 to discuss how to reduce discrimination in school...
OSCE Chairmanship gender representative visits Moldova
Publishing date: 11 April 2011
The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues, Wendy Patten, is visiting Moldova from 9 to 15 April 2011. Her visit focuses on domestic violence, a persistent challenge for OSCE participating States. The visit highlights the importance of serious and sustained efforts by governments to address this human rights issue, working in collaboration with civil society actors...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator assists Ukraine’s Justice Ministry in interaction with citizens
Publishing date: 11 April 2011
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) has launched the second round of training for Justice Ministry officials to improve working methods, communication and relations with the public.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports multilingual TV and radio programmes
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 8 April 2011 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today launched a project to support production of programmes in languages other than Albanian at the Radio and Television of Kosovo (RTK)...
Head of OSCE Presence, Dutch Ambassador visit Assembly to mark milestone in parliamentary support project
Publishing date: 8 April 2011
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Henk van den Dool, visited the Albanian Assembly on 5 April 2011. They were received by Speaker Jozefina Topalli to mark the conclusion of the Dutch funded phases (2002-2010) of a parliamentary support project implemented by the Presence...
Experts discuss security community, partnerships for change at OSCE Talks Vilnius seminar
Publishing date: 6 April 2011
Leading researchers, students and OSCE representatives met at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University on 5 April 2011 to discuss Euro-Atlantic security and multi-track diplomacy.