News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Paving the way for preventing and countering VERLT in the OSCE region discussed at side event during OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan
Publishing date: 9 December 2018
Recent advances in the OSCE’s pioneering preventive work against violent extremism and terrorism (VERLT) was the topic of a side event at the 2018 OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan on Tuesday, 6 December 2018.
In meetings in Washington, OSCE PA’s Voridis says that effective counter-terrorism strategies require co-ordinated action across the OSCE area
Publishing date: 7 December 2018
WASHINGTON, 7 December 2018 – Wrapping up a visit to the United States, Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Countering Terrorism (CCT) Makis Voridis (MP, Greece) said today that effective counter-terrorism measures require a multifaceted approach, including a robust role for parliamentarians and the OSCE.
OSCE Ministerial Decision on Safety of Journalists is a major step forward, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 7 December 2018
MILAN, 7 December 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomes today’s adoption of a decision on the safety of journalists by all 57 participating States at the 2018 OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan.
International standards, national legislation for prevention of domestic violence in Belarus discussed at OSCE/ODIHR seminar
Publishing date: 7 December 2018
International rule of law standards related to the prevention of domestic violence were the topic of a seminar organized on 6 December 2018 in Minsk for participants from across Belarus. The seminar was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the
Franco-German roadmap for comprehensive control of small arms and light weapons discussed in side event at OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan
Publishing date: 7 December 2018
The OSCE’s role as a key partner in implementing a new roadmap for controlling small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the Western Balkans was the topic of a side event held on 7 December 2018 during the OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan, Italy.
OSCE helps to form first Inter-confessional Council of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 December 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported the conference Strengthening of the Inter-Confessional Dialogue, devoted to the issues of interfaith harmony and tolerance between representatives of various religious organizations of Kyrgyzstan, held on 5 December 2018 in Bishkek.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) holds capacity-building workshop for Georgia’s State Language Department
Publishing date: 6 December 2018
TBILISI, 27 November 2018 – The Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities conducted a capacity-building workshop for the State Language Department of Georgia.