News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports discussion on countering terrorist radicalization
Publishing date: 29 May 2012
An OSCE-supported seminar on countering violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism took place in Bishkek on 28 and 29 May 2012...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports workshop on preventing trafficking in chemical precursors
Publishing date: 25 May 2012
A two-day workshop on precursors – chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of drugs- began on 28 May 2012 in Almaty. The event is a part of the OSCE Centre in Astana’s activities to support Kazakhstan’s efforts to prevent drug trafficking...
OSCE Presence supports Civil Service Commission in publishing 2011 Annual Activity Report
Publishing date: 25 May 2012
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, handed over the OSCE Presence-funded publication of the Civil Service Commission Annual Activity Report for 2011 to the Commission Chairperson, Fatmir Tafaj, on 25 May 2012...
OSCE Mission supports development of community policing in Serbia
Publishing date: 25 May 2012
Sixty community policing officers from 27 regional police directorates from Serbia completed an OSCE-supported two-day training course on action planning in Vrnjacka Banja on 25 May 2012...
ODIHR expert team examines education for Roma children in Czech Republic
Publishing date: 25 May 2012
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited the Czech Republic from 21 to 25 May 2012 to assess educational opportunities for Roma children in the country...
OSCE Presence provides new media working room in Albanian Assembly
Publishing date: 25 May 2012
A new media room and renovated premises for the legal affairs committee were inaugurated in the Albanian Assembly on 23 May 2012 as part of a project implemented jointly by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Assembly, co-funded by the OSCE Presence, the German Embassy, and the Assembly...
ODIHR co-organizes workshop on combating hate crimes against disabled people
Publishing date: 25 May 2012
Combating hate-motivated crimes against people with disabilities by improving the monitoring and reporting of such incidents was the focus of a workshop in Dublin on 24 May 2012, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Network of Independent Living (ENIL)...