News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR provides training on freedom of religion or belief
Publishing date: 8 December 2010
On 8 December, staff from ODIHR and members of ODIHR’s Advisory Council on Freedom of Religion or Belief provided a one-day training session in Vienna for 23 participants from non-governmental organizations and religious or belief communities from all parts of the OSCE region.
Mediation: at the junction of technique and art
Publishing date: 6 December 2010
Mediation is an important tool for achieving more secure and safe communities, be they local, regional or global. Because every conflict is unique, every attempt to respond to a conflict also is different.
ODIHR delivers training courses on countering terrorism, protecting human rights
Publishing date: 3 December 2010
As part of its training module for public officials and counter-terrorism practitioners, ODIHR has completed two training courses for law-enforcement officers and police students on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism.
OSCE Summit in Astana begins with call to Heads of State to advance Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security
Publishing date: 1 December 2010
ASTANA, 1 December 2010- The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, opened today in Astana the first OSCE Summit in 11 years...
World leaders in Astana to address security challenges at OSCE Summit
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
ASTANA, 30 November 2010- Heads of State and Government from the 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partner countries are in Astana for the OSCE Summit, set to start tomorrow in the Palace of Independence...
National contact points on combating hate crime meet in Warsaw
Publishing date: 16 November 2010
ODIHR's third annual meeting for its network of national contact points on combating hate crime got under way in Warsaw on 16 November, International Day of Tolerance.
OSCE media representative appalled by another attack on journalist in Russia
Publishing date: 8 November 2010
VIENNA, 8 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic is appalled by reports of a violent attack on another Russian journalist today...