News and press releases

The 2023 OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security, a nine-week online training course organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, was launched on 29 May.

Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2022 general elections in Sarajevo between 22 and 25 May 2023. The visit also presented an opportunity for a mid-term review as part of the Support to

The Special OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group met today to discuss key aspects for ensuring women’s participation in political and public life. The meeting was convened by the Polish Chair of the Group.

The award ceremony for the winners of the 14th edition of the basin-wide contest “Colours of the Dniester”, organized for children and youth from the Dniester River basin in Ukraine and Moldova, took place on 26 May, 2023.

With the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Ministry of Interior- Police Directorate launches the “Respect Life – Return the Weapons” campaign, which should raise citizens’ awareness of the dangers and harmful consequences of firearms possession.

The PCUz supported the visit of a delegation of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ACA), headed by its Deputy Director Ms. Umida Tukhtasheva, to Paris from 23 to 25 May 2023. On 24 and 25 May, the delegation participated in the 2023 OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum to discuss policy solutions and business innovations that strengthen integrity and fight corruption. Emphasis was placed on the importance of leadership, partnership, political integrity, open data and zero-tolerance against corruption.

An OSCE-supported regional training seminar on the practical implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 concluded on 25 May 2023 in Astana. Twenty-seven military officers from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan took part in the seminar.