News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Turkmenistan’s authorities agree to strengthen co-operation on education and integration of society
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Lamberto Zannier, during his visit to Ashgabat and the Dashoguz Region from 20 to 23 November 2018, agreed with...
Women’s entrepreneurship focus of international conference co-organized by OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in Tashkent
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
Developing women’s entrepreneurship through innovation and investment was the focus of an international conference organized by the Association of Business Women of Uzbekistan, Tadbirkor Ayol, with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and several other domestic and international organizations on 23 November 2018 in Tashkent...
How to enhance implementation of OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security focus of Berlin symposium
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
How to enhance the implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security- a landmark document adopted in 1994 highlighting the governance of the security sector and the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies – was the focus of a symposium held on 22 and 23 November 2018 at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin...
OSCE Mission to Moldova hosts discussion of NGOs from both sides of the Dniester/Nistru River and donors on advantages of partnerships
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
More than 90 representatives of a wide range of initiative groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from both sides of the Dniester/Nistru River and development partners gathered for the annual Donors Forum organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 22 November 2018 in Chisinau...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission and OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine stress link between women’s security and participation
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
Women need to be safe in public, the workplace and at home so they can unfold their full potential and actively contribute to political and socio-economic development, said Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Ertugrul Apakan and Senior Project Officer of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine Jeff Erlich on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2018...
OSCE trains Spanish and Albanian law enforcement officers on human rights in counter-terrorism investigations
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
Ensuring the protection of human rights when conducting investigations in the counter-terrorism context was the topic of two training workshops for law enforcement officers held in Tirana on 22 and 23 November and in Madrid on 13 and 14 November 2018. The courses were jointly delivered by the OSCE
OSCE supports strategic analysis course in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
Some 20 representatives from the Financial Monitoring Committee and Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the Office of the Prosecutor General completed a five-day course on strategic analysis on 23 November in Astana. The event was jointly organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Committee and the United States Embassy in Astana.