News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova visits neighbouring towns on both banks
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, visited two towns across the Dniestr/Nistru river- Rybnitsa on the left bank and Rezina, on the right bank of the river, on 13 March 2013...
OSCE supports discussion on establishing torture prevention mechanism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
The OSCE Centre in Astana jointly with the Committee on Legislation and Judicial Reform of the Mazhilis (the lower Chamber of Parliament) and the Penal Reform International Office in Central Asia organized a roundtable discussion on 14 March 2013 on a draft law to establish a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) against torture in Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre in Astana helps promote oil spills prevention, preparedness and response
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
Jeannette Kloetzer, the Deputy Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, spoke at a conference on industrial safety and oil spill prevention, preparedness and response in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 14 March 2013...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities marks 20 years of conflict prevention
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
The institution of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities marked its 20th anniversary in The Hague on 7 and 8 March 2013...
OSCE holds training on terrorist bombing prevention in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 March 2013
An OSCE-supported workshop on terrorist bombing prevention organized for representatives of the Assembly of Kosovo, Kosovo Police, relevant ministries, the customs service, the office of the special prosecutor and the business community concluded in Prishtinë/Priština on 13 March 2013...
Right to free expression continues to apply in digital age, say recommendations from OSCE Internet 2013 conference
Publishing date: 13 March 2013
The recommendations from the OSCE conference Internet 2013 – Shaping policies to advance media freedom were published on 13 March 2013...
Women in Afghanistan could lose rights gained over past decade, say participants of OSCE event in Vienna
Publishing date: 13 March 2013
On 13 March 2013, the OSCE Gender Section held a discussion in Vienna on women’s empowerment and security in Afghanistan. Miroslava Beham, the OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, underlined the importance of involving women at all stages of peace processes and the protection of women’s rights...