News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Youth from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River gain negotiation skills at Model OSCE Conference
Publishing date: 31 October 2017
The fifth annual Model OSCE Conference was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 26 to 29 October 2017 in Vadul lui Voda, bringing together 35 students from Balti, Chisinau, Cahul, Comrat and Tiraspol to participate in a simulation exercise that engages youth in conflict resolution, thereby honing their negotiation skills...
OSCE supports seminar on implementing Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Protocol in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 31 October 2017
An OSCE-supported two-day training seminar on the application of the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Protocol to the Aarhus Convention in Kazakhstan for some 60 representatives of government entities, the private sector, Aarhus Centres and environmental NGOs concluded on 31 October 2017 in Astana.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports police and prosecution in addressing hate crimes
Publishing date: 30 October 2017
Eight monitoring networks to record and investigate hate crimes were established across Kosovo as a result of a series of workshops organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo between 2 and 30 October 2017. The networks are comprised of police investigators, community police officers and prosecutors who will co-operate to address hate crimes across the regions in a more efficient way. The networks will enable a unified institutional approach to properly identifying, recording and investigating hate crimes.
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports the eighth annual Zhas (Youth) camp in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 October 2017
The involvement of young people in social activities and youth empowerment were the key topics of the OSCE-supported Zhas (Youth) Camp, an annual two-day event which concluded on 29 October 2017 in Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds roundtable discussion on women, peace and security
Publishing date: 30 October 2017
A one-day roundtable discussion on women, peace and security took place in Dushanbe on 30 October 2017. The discussion was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe with the participation of 30 representatives from Tajikistan’s civil society, political parties, national gender experts and
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek hands over video surveillance equipment to State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 October 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek handed over video surveillance equipment to the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCNS) on 24 October 2017 in the city of Osh. The video equipment consisting of 18 security cameras will enhance security in the remand prison as well as contribute to prevention of torture and other cruel and degrading treatment or punishment in penitentiaries.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro trains state administration employees on anti-discrimination against national minorities
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
The fifth training course of the seventh cycle on anti-discrimination was organized for 25 employees of the state administration by Montenegro’s Ministry for Human and Minority Rights in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 26 and 27 October 2017 in Ulcinj. This training court dealt with preventing discrimination against national minorities, with emphasis on Roma...