News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports integration through multilingual education in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Publishing date: 8 December 2017
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) organized the first “Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia School on Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration and Sustainable Development”, in co-operation with the ORLEU National Centre for Professional
OSCE and UNODC train Kazakh trainers on countering terrorist financing
Publishing date: 7 December 2017
Strengthening the capacity of government officials from Kazakhstan to counter terrorist financing was the aim of a three-day train-the-trainers course organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) Global Programme against Money Laundering, at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna from 5 to 7 December 2017.
OSCE Secretary General and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister commit to enhanced co-operation
Publishing date: 7 December 2017
Following his constructive visit to Uzbekistan in November 2017, the OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger signed a Joint Commitment with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Gayrat Fazilov in Vienna on 7 December 2017 to jointly implement a road map on enhanced co-operation between the OSCE and the country...
ODIHR-organized event in Budapest equips human rights defenders with new skills to mobilize public support for human rights
Publishing date: 7 December 2017
Effective methods, tools and skills for communicating about human rights issues in the digital age were the focus of a capacity-building event for human rights defenders from across the OSCE region, which took place in Budapest from 5 to 7 December 2017. The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in partnership with the Central European University.
OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan highlights good practices in providing psychological support to persons deprived of their liberty
Publishing date: 7 December 2017
Representatives of law-enforcement bodies and prison officials involved in providing psychological support to inmates discussed the main principles of their work and learned from international experts about relevant practices in the OSCE region at an OSCE-organized seminar that concluded in Ashgabat on 7 December 2017.
OSCE Programme Office in Astana continues gender-mainstreaming seminars in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 7 December 2017
An OSCE-supported training seminar on gender mainstreaming the work of local governments concluded in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan, on 5 December 2017.
OSCE/ODIHR trains Polish police officers on effective and human rights-compliant policing in Roma and Sinti communities
Publishing date: 6 December 2017
Effective and human rights-compliant policing in Roma and Sinti communities was the focus of a two-day training course for 20 senior Polish police officers organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Krakow, Poland, in co-operation with the Regional Police Headquarters, on 5 and 6 December 2017.