News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR holds annual trial monitoring meeting with OSCE field operations and NGOs in Istanbul
Publishing date: 10 September 2012
Representatives from OSCE field missions and NGOs shared experiences and exchanged good practices at the annual trial monitoring meeting held by ODIHR in Istanbul on 10 September 2012...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania visits prison, appeals for better detention conditions
Publishing date: 7 September 2012
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, paid a visit to the Zaharia prison in Kruja, on 7 September 2012, to assess the living conditions of the detained persons...
Role of education in countering intolerance against Muslims in focus at ODIHR meeting
Publishing date: 6 September 2012
The important role of education in countering intolerance against Muslims was the theme of a meeting of representatives of education ministries and educational institutions organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna on 6 September 2012...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine trains secondary school teachers on environmental education
Publishing date: 5 September 2012
Integration of environmental education into the school curriculum in Ukraine is the focus of a three-day train-the-trainers course that started in Kyiv on 5 September 2012 with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
OSCE Secretary General visits Romania
Publishing date: 4 September 2012
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met with leaders and officials in Bucharest on 3 and 4 September 2012 to discuss the work of the OSCE, including resolving protracted conflicts, combating transnational threats and co-operating with other international organizations...
OSCE/ODIHR promotes enhanced role for women in political parties in Moldova
Publishing date: 4 September 2012
Increasing gender equality within political parties in Moldova was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in Chisinau by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 4 September 2012...
OSCE Centre in Astana head stresses OSCE support at Constitution Day conference
Publishing date: 3 September 2012
The Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, attended a two-day high-level conference in Kazakhstan on “Constitution: the foundation of social and state modernization,” which was held on 30 and 31 August 2012 in Astana...