News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Mongolia’s gender equality law largely in line with OSCE commitments, though certain aspects could benefit from review, says ODIHR opinion
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Mongolia’s law on promoting gender equality largely complies with international human rights standards and OSCE commitments, but certain aspects of the legislation could benefit from further clarification and review, concludes a legal opinion prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
New trends and challenges in trial monitoring examined at ODIHR annual meeting in Warsaw
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Recent trends and challenges in the monitoring of trials were the focus of a meeting that brought together representatives of civil society and OSCE field missions at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 7 and 8 October 2013...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo head encourages women to vote
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Four years of OSCE work to enhance women’s participation in local decision-making were marked at a conference in Prishtinë/Priština on 9 October 2013...
OSCE and UNDP expand co-operation in security and development
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
OSCE and UNDP signed a memorandum of understanding to increase their level of cooperation on the issues of security and cooperation
OSCE helps police special units to develop standard operating procedures
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the French Embassy organized a study trip to Paris for officers of the Interior Ministry’s Special Units Department from 7 to 9 October 2013...
OSCE trains officials on gender-sensitive labour migration policies in Central Asia
Publishing date: 8 October 2013
An OSCE regional training course on gender-sensitive labour migration policies concluded on 8 October 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Government officials and civil society from five OSCE participating States – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – learned how to develop and implement labour migration policies that benefit both female and male migrant workers.
Preventing conflicts over access to water requires regional co-operation, says OSCE Secretary General at Budapest Water Summit
Publishing date: 8 October 2013
Water can become a potential source of conflict both within countries and between countries that depend on the same water sources and is now widely considered an essential element of national and regional security. Managing water resources to prevent conflicts, making full use of existing multilateral tools to maintain and enhance regional security, were key topics of OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier’s address to the Budapest Water Summit on 8 October 2013.