News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on 2012 general elections in the United States
Publishing date: 23 May 2013
Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), was in Washington DC from 21 to 23 May 2013 to present the final report of the Limited Election Observation Mission for last year’s general elections in the United States...
Secretary General discusses role of OSCE in ensuring European security at conference in Moscow
Publishing date: 23 May 2013
The comprehensive approach of the OSCE to contemporary security challenges and its efforts to redefine its agenda and reinvigorate conventional arms control processes were key themes of OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier’s address to a high-level conference in Moscow on 23 May 2013...
ODIHR facilitates discussion on National Referral Mechanisms for victims of trafficking in Central Asia
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) organized a roundtable for Central Asian experts responsible for developing and implementing national anti-trafficking policies on 21 and 22 May in Istanbul...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports discussion on community-rights issues
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
Communities-related legislation and communication between communities and state institutions were key topics of an OSCE-supported meeting of the Participatory Forum, an informal consultative body for communities, that took place in Skopje on 22 May 2013...
Internet vital for free expression and free media, says OSCE media freedom representative at Stockholm Internet Forum
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
Speaking at the Stockholm Internet Forum on 22 May 2013, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, stressed that technology does not change fundamental freedoms...
Women in Kosovo must have a greater say on municipal budgets, say OSCE workshop participants
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
A two-day OSCE-supported workshop for six Kosovo municipalities representatives on inclusion of women in municipal budgeting process concluded in Elbasan, Albania, on 21 May 2013...
The OSCE Office support workshop on biodiversity
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
A four-day training workshop on biodiversity conservation started in Baku on 22 May 2013...