News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative calls for enhanced support to trafficking victims during country visit to Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, visited Kazakhstan from 1 to 3 July 2013...
OSCE holds conference to celebrate 10 years of Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 3 July 2013
To mark the 10th year of OSCE involvement in support of the Aarhus Convention, the OSCE held a conference from 3 to 5 July 2013 in Vienna that highlighted the role of the Aarhus Centres in putting the Convention’s principles into action...
OSCE Acting Head emphasizes importance of inter-faith co-operation in long-term peace building
Publishing date: 2 July 2013
The Acting Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nina Suomalainen, welcomed participants to the fourth Muslim-Jewish Conference, which opened on 1 July 2013 in Sarajevo...
Policing of assemblies should be guided by respect for human rights, say participants of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 2 July 2013
The importance of policing assemblies in line with human rights standards and OSCE commitments was highlighted at a meeting of more than 30 police officers and civil society representatives from across the OSCE region, in Vienna on 1 and 2 July 2013...
OSCE Secretary General discusses OSCE agenda with high-level officials
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier held a series of high-level meetings on 1 July 2013 in Vienna...
OSCE supports public participation in flood management practices in Serbia
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
On 27 and 28 June 2013, in partnership with Serbia’s Government Office for Civil Society Co-operation, the OSCE Mission to Serbia organized a seminar for 20 human rights...
OSCE trains law enforcement officials in Azerbaijan on standards for arrest and pre-trial detention
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
The OSCE Office in Baku trained 12 law enforcement officials in the newly adopted legislation on the rights and freedoms of individuals kept in detention from 27 to 29 June 2013...