News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Turkmenistan’s authorities agree to strengthen co-operation on education and integration of society
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Lamberto Zannier, during his visit to Ashgabat and the Dashoguz Region from 20 to 23 November 2018, agreed with...
Women’s entrepreneurship focus of international conference co-organized by OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in Tashkent
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
Developing women’s entrepreneurship through innovation and investment was the focus of an international conference organized by the Association of Business Women of Uzbekistan, Tadbirkor Ayol, with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and several other domestic and international organizations on 23 November 2018 in Tashkent...
How to enhance implementation of OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security focus of Berlin symposium
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
How to enhance the implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security- a landmark document adopted in 1994 highlighting the governance of the security sector and the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies – was the focus of a symposium held on 22 and 23 November 2018 at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin...
In Samarkand forum, PA President and human rights Chair stress parliamentary role in human rights promotion
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
SAMARKAND, 23 November 2018 – Addressing the Asian Forum on Human Rights yesterday, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) and human rights committee Chair Margareta Kiener Nellen (MP, Switzerland) stressed the central role that parliaments play in upholding human
OSCE and UNODC deliver training course on countering terrorist financing in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 22 November 2018
A three-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Tajikistan to counter terrorist financing was organized in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 19 to 21 November 2018...
Reform agenda and role of parliament and parliamentary diplomacy highlighted in OSCE PA visit to Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 21 November 2018
TASHKENT, 21 November 2018 – OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) welcomed today in Tashkent the continued engagement of Uzbekistan with the OSCE, and discussed with the country’s authorities how parliamentary diplomacy can contribute to stability and development in Central Asia...
OSCE trains election observers in Kazakhstan on media monitoring during elections
Publishing date: 20 November 2018
A training seminar dedicated to the monitoring of media coverage during elections concluded in Astana on 20 November 2018. The event was organized by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan (CEC) in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).