News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre helps promote transparency on Western Europe- Western China Motorway in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 June 2014
The final round of meetings to present the results of monitoring of the reconstruction of "Western Europe-Western China" transport corridor and related national roads network began on 12 June 2014 in Arshaly, Kazakhstan. The meetings were supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 10 June (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 11 June 2014
The situation in Ukraine was calm, except parts of Donbas where tensions remained. Donetsk city remained quiet. ‘The SMM has not reestablished communication with the four monitors from the Donetsk team and four monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively...
OSCE Presence in Albania supports women’s political and public participation ahead of 2015 local elections
Publishing date: 11 June 2014
The first of a series of forums aimed at increasing women’s participation in political and public life took place on 11 June 2014 in Tirana. The nine vertical and 18 horizontal forums – part of a one-year project of the OSCE Presence in Albania – will bring together women that already hold public or political posts as well as those aspiring to enter political life...
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 9 June (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
The situation in Ukraine was calm, except in parts of Donbas where tensions remained with no substantial changes since the previous reports. The SMM has not reestablished communication with the four monitors from the Donetsk team and four monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively...
OSCE/ODIHR provides training for Moldova's Ombudsman Office on addressing and reporting hate crimes
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
The role of the Ombudsman in addressing hate crimes was the focus of two days of training for staff from the Center for Human Rights of Moldova organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Chisinau on 9 and 10 June 2014.
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 8 June (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 9 June 2014
The situation in Ukraine was calm, except parts of Donbas where tensions remained with no substantial changes as compared to the previous reports. The SMM has not reestablished communication with the 4 monitors from the Donetsk team and 4 monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively...
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 6 June
Publishing date: 7 June 2014
The situation in many parts of Donbas remained tense with no substantial changes when compared with previous reports, whereas other parts of Ukraine were calm. Small rallies against anti-terrorist operation of the Ukrainian Government were observed in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk. The SMM has not re-established communication with the 4 monitors from the Donetsk team and 4 monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively...