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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Immediate action offers chance to build a more resilient Mediterranean region according to participants at OSCE Mediterranean Conference
Publishing date: 12 October 2021
VIENNA, 12 October 2021 – Immediate actions offers a chance to curb economic and environmental security risks, and build more resilient and sustainable societies in the OSCE and the Mediterranean regions say participants at the OSCE 2021 Mediterranean Partners Conference, which opened today in Vienna...
OSCE supports online roundtable discussion on access to justice during COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in co-operation with the Supreme Court and Legal Policy Research Centre in Kazakhstan, co-organized an online roundtable discussion on access to justice during the COVID-19 pandemic on 8 October 2021.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative congratulates 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winning journalists, which underscores importance of media freedom
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
VIENNA, 8 October 2021 — OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today congratulated prominent journalists Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and expressed her content with the importance the Nobel Committee attaches to freedom of expression and media freedom.
All OSCE countries urged to join abolitionist trend and create a death penalty-free region, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
WARSAW, 8 October 2021 – Working towards an OSCE region free from capital punishment should be a priority for all OSCE countries, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today ahead of the World Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde concludes visit to Albania, commends government’s support for multilateralism and dedication to reform
Publishing date: 5 October 2021
TIRANA, 5 October 2021 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, concluded her visit to Albania today. She commended the Government’s support for multilateralism, including chairing the OSCE in 2020, and its dedication to reform. She also underlined the importance of continued reforms...
Constructive dialogue needed to improve stability and prosperity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, says OSCE Chairperson Linde
Publishing date: 4 October 2021
SARAJEVO, 4 October 2021- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, concluded her visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today. The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Margareta Cederfelt, also participated in the visit. Linde expressed concern that the continued political impasse on state level is hindering functionality and progress in BiH. She stressed the need for compromise and co-operation, and called for advancing trust-building, which is key to strengthening security and prosperity.
Continued Importance of Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security highlighted at OSCE visit hosted by Sweden
Publishing date: 1 October 2021
A visit in the framework of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security, with a focus on women in armed forces, highlighting the example of Sweden, was organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and the Chairperson-in-Office from 30 September to 1 October 2021.