News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE regional workshop in Osh for Aarhus Centre representatives discusses public engagement in remediation of uranium legacy sites
Publishing date: 18 March 2016
A two-day regional workshop organized by the OSCE on 17-18 March 2016 in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, brought together representatives of Aarhus Centres and other local partners from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to discuss how to promote the engagement of stakeholders in the stabilization, restoration and disposal of uranium mill waste, also known as uranium tailings remediation...
OSCE event at UN Commission on the Status of Women’s session stresses need to change cultural norms in order to provide equal security for women and men
Publishing date: 17 March 2016
The implementation of existing gender equality commitments and changing deep-rooted cultural norms are crucial for creating stable, safe and peaceful societies for all, said participants at a side event organized on 16 March 2016 in New York by Germany’s 2016 OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Gender Section, on the margins of the 60th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports public discussion on draft Electoral Code
Publishing date: 17 March 2016
The first public hearing of the new draft Electoral Code, organized by the Armenian Justice Ministry with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, took place on 11 March 2016 in Yerevan...
OSCE Chairperson Steinmeier and Secretary General Zannier condemn in strongest terms terror attack in Ankara
Publishing date: 14 March 2016
BERLIN / VIENNA, 14 March 2016 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today expressed deep sorrow and condemned in the strongest terms yesterday’s terror attack in Ankara that killed at least 37 people and left more than 120 wounded.
OSCE Mission to Skopje co-organizes training course on how to spot falsified documents
Publishing date: 14 March 2016
A one-week advanced training course, organised by the OSCE Mission to Skopje in co-operation with the German Federal Police and the Police Training Centre in Idrizovo, has started today for ten Border police officers on how to detect forged travel documents and certificates...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports second regional session of Kyrgyz Parliament’s Women’s Forum
Publishing date: 14 March 2016
The Women’s Forum of the Kyrgyz Parliament, with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, held its second regional parliamentary session at Avrora resort centre of Issyk-Kul oblast, on 11 March 2016 with the aim of establishing a working group on the new law on police development...
The need for a stronger strategic partnership between EU and OSCE emphasized at Rome OSCE-IAI event
Publishing date: 11 March 2016
The role of the EU and the OSCE in restoring co-operative security in Europe was the focus of a panel discussion organized by the OSCE and the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) in Rome on 8 March 2016. The debate revolved around priorities of the forthcoming EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, relations between Europe and Russia as well as findings of the final report of the independent Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security.