News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine opens interactive classroom for police cadets
Publishing date: 25 November 2011
KYIV, 25 November 2011 – A specially equipped classroom for training police cadets in dealing with domestic violence cases was opened today at the Kyiv Academy of Interior with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
San Marino Foreign Minister addresses OSCE, says international co-operation crucial for small states
Publishing date: 24 November 2011
VIENNA, 24 November 2011 – The Minister of Foreign and Political Affairs of the Republic of San Marino, Antonella Mularoni, in her address to the OSCE Permanent Council today, stressed the unique role of the Organization in promoting confidence among all 56 participating States...
Untapped potential for increasing security co-operation, says OSCE Chairperson to NATO North Atlantic Council
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
BRUSSELS, 23 November 2011 – NATO and the OSCE have complementary roles to play in promoting security in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian region as well as in Asia and the Mediterranean, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in an address to NATO’s North Atlantic Council in Brussels today...
OSCE Mission to BiH condemns violence against women and calls for increased protection
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
SARAJEVO, 23 November 2011- Fletcher M. Burton, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, speaking ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, condemned violence against women and called for the effective protection of victims...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls for regional co-operation to prevent risk of statelessness
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, called for OSCE participating States to remain committed to tackling the risks of statelessness by addressing the lack of registration and civil documentation in South-Eastern Europe, speaking before the OSCE Permanent Council on 17 November 2011...
OSCE supports Ukraine study visit for journalists, civil society experts from Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 November 2011
A group of journalists and civil society experts from Kazakhstan began an OSCE Centre-supported study tour to Ukraine on 21 November 2011 to discuss access to government information, public participation in decision making and media freedom...
Vilnius Ministerial Council an opportunity to set clear course for security of OSCE region, says Lithuanian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 18 November 2011
VIENNA, 18 November 2011 – The forthcoming Ministerial Council in Vilnius offers OSCE States the chance to consolidate progress and chart a way forward to address urgent security matters in the region, said Ambassador Rytis Paulauskas, the Head of the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship Task Force, at a reinforced Permanent Council session in Vienna today...