News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports states to stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 4 July 2012
OSCE support to participating States to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 on preventing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a security dialogue held at the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna on 4 July 2012...
OSCE media freedom representative regrets fine imposed on journalist in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2012
VIENNA, 4 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, regretted today a Kyrgyzstan court decision to fine journalist Vladimir Farafonov...
Speech should not be criminalized, says OSCE media freedom representative following sentencing of Lithuanian journalist
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
VIENNA, 2 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed her concern over a Vilnius court decision sentencing Dainius Radzevičius, the Chair of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists, to a criminal fine for defamation...
European Union, Council of Europe and OSCE/ODIHR launch three regional projects to improve situation of minorities and vulnerable groups in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
The European Union, the Council of Europe and the OSCE/ODIHR jointly launched three projects to promote minority integration in the Western Balkans at an event in Budva, Montenegro, which took place from 27 to 29 June 2012...
OSCE Centre promotes education for sustainable development in Central Asia
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
A regional training course on education for sustainable development was held from 28 to 30 June 2012 in Almaty. The event was organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Government of Switzerland...
OSCE Office promotes out-of-court resolutions in defamation cases in Armenia
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
AGHVERAN, Armenia 30 June 2012 – Resolving cases of defamation and insult without resorting to the courts is the focus of a two-day OSCE-supported workshop for journalists and lawyers that started today in Aghveran, Armenia...
OSCE Mission promotes enhanced co-ordination between Assembly of Kosovo and executive structures
Publishing date: 28 June 2012
To improve the quality of the legislative process and effective oversight of the executive, the Assembly of Kosovo and the government should undertake realistic and co-ordinated legislative planning, avoid urgent procedures and respect the role of the opposition, concluded participants of an OSCE Mission conference on relations between the legislative and executive held in Prishtinë/Priština on 27 June 2012...