News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Promoting freedom of religion or belief the focus of OSCE/ODIHR roundtable events in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 13 March 2019
Advancing the freedom of religion or belief for all was at the centre of discussion at roundtable events held in Sarajevo and Banja Luka on 12 and 13 March 2019, respectively. The events were organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Joining efforts to ensure successful police reform- OSCE and Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry hold donor co-ordination meeting
Publishing date: 13 March 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry held on 12 March 2019 in Dushanbe a roundtable discussion with high-level representatives of the international donor community to raise funds for the successful implementation of police reform in Tajikistan...
Role of media in elections focus of OSCE-supported presentation in Montenegrin Parliament
Publishing date: 13 March 2019
The role of media monitoring and regulation, media coverage and the role and impact of social network platforms during elections was the focus of an OSCE Chairmanship-supported presentation by Slovak media expert Rastislav Kužel in the Montenegrin Parliament on 12 March 2019 in Podgorica...
OSCE supports Ukraine’s efforts in combating illicit trafficking of weapons, ammunition and explosives
Publishing date: 12 March 2019
Some 20 representatives of Ukrainian government ministries and agencies and the donor community participated in a high-level meeting in Kyiv on 12 March 2019 to review progress in co-operation and joint efforts between the OSCE and relevant Ukrainian authorities in combating illicit trafficking in weapons, ammunition and explosives (WAE) in the country and across its borders...
OSCE-led survey reveals violence against women in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 11 March 2019
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger presented to participating States a report that gives a detailed picture of the physical, sexual and psychological violence suffered by women and girls in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe in the past decades. The presentation was held on 8 March 2019 in Vienna.
OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on Draft Law on Amendments to Law on National Public Broadcaster Radio-Television of Montenegro organized in Podgorica
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
The Montenegrin Ministry of Culture hosted a roundtable discussion on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on National Public Broadcaster Radio-Television of Montenegro, on 8 March 2019 in Podgorica. The meeting was organized with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro...
Mostar hosts inter-agency co-ordination meeting on migrants issues in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a co-ordination meeting on March 6 in Mostar to discuss the process of investigation and court proceedings in cases involving representatives of the migrant population who hold the status of victim or suspect. The event was held together with the Prosecutor’s Office of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.