News and press releases

A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Tbilisi from 29 to 31 January 2013 to present the final report of the election observation mission for the 1 October 2012 parliamentary elections in Georgia...

On 30 January 2013, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, took part in a discussion in the Majilis (Lower Chamber of Parliament) of Kazakhstan on amendments to the draft law on trafficking in human beings...

The first meeting of the OSCE MenEngage Network took place in Vienna on 28 January 2013. The Network was set up by the OSCE Gender Section to bring together men in senior positions in the OSCE who will engage in promoting gender equality...

A new study highlighting the value of parliamentary codes of conduct in promoting professional and ethical standards for parliamentarians was presented by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at a conference in Vienna on 25 January 2013...

The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, during his visit to Uzbekistan from 21 to 23 January 2013, discussed with the country’s Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev and other senior officials ways to strengthen co-operation...

All seven members of Albania’s Central Election Commission (CEC) participated in an electoral management course organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania in co-operation with other international organizations. The training course, in which they were joined by key CEC staff members, took place in Budva, Montenegro from 17 to 22 January 2013...

Some 40 senior managers from the Serbian Interior Ministry discussed the advantages of online professional development courses for police officers at an OSCE-supported event in Belgrade on 22 January 2013...