News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Coordinated response to transnational threats focus of OSCE-supported regional conference
Publishing date: 1 April 2019
SKOPJE, 1 April 2019 – A co-ordinated response to existing and emerging transnational threats is the focus of an OSCE-supported regional conference taking place today and tomorrow in Skopje. The event was opened by Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, and Ambassador Clemens Koja, Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje.
Women’s economic empowerment in rural areas focus of OSCE-supported training seminar in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 1 April 2019
Promoting rural entrepreneurship for women was the focus of a two-day training seminar and roundtable discussion co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office that concluded on 29 March 2019 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
OSCE hosts co-ordination meeting on implementation of Law on Youth in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 30 March 2019
Progress on implementing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Law on Youth in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton was the main topic of a co-ordination meeting organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 March 2019 in Mostar.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports participation of local officials in International Cycling Congress with aim of enhancing sustainable urban mobility policies
Publishing date: 29 March 2019
The participation of a representative of the Tashkent city administration (Khokimiyat) and a representative of Uzbekistan’s cycling federation at the Fourth International Cycling Congress in St. Petersburg from 28 to 30 March 2019 was supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. During the congress, they learnt about effective and sustainable mobility policies as well as international experiences in enhancing urban mobility...
OSCE Presence in Albania, Italian National Anti-corruption Authority and National Co-ordinator against Corruption organize workshop on corruption prevention in Tirana
Publishing date: 29 March 2019
A technical workshop on corruption prevention tools and integrity planning for public officials of central level institutions was held on 28 and 29 March 2019 in Tirana...
OSCE Mission organizes language classes for youth in Kosovo
Publishing date: 29 March 2019
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has started a set of three-month Albanian and Serbian language classes for youth belonging to Kosovo Albanian, Kosovo Serb, Kosovo Bosniak, and Kosovo Roma communities residing in the municipality of Obiliq/Obilić. The courses will run from March to June 2019...
OSCE media freedom representative denounces recent threats against N1 news channel in Serbia
Publishing date: 29 March 2019
VIENNA, 29 March 2019- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today publicly denounced threats against journalists of the N1 news channel in Serbia. In a letter sent on 27 March to the Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, the Representative expressed his concern about the threats and pressure against the N1 news channel...