News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator conducts seminars on international human rights law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
A series of seminars for judges and lawyers on international human rights law in several regions of Ukraine, supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), started on 7 July 2011 in Lutsk...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 6 July 2011
VIENNA, 6 July 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 6 July. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
Continued efforts to resolve protracted conflicts needed, OSCE Chairperson says
Publishing date: 6 July 2011
BELGRADE, 6 July 2011 – The OSCE will continue its work to resolve protracted conflicts, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today told 300 Parliamentarians from 53 OSCE participating States and four partner countries gathered in Belgrade for the Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...
OSCE Chairperson, in Belgrade, welcomes Serbia’s steps towards reform, regional reconciliation
Publishing date: 6 July 2011
BELGRADE, 6 July 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, met Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić today to discuss OSCE support for institutional reforms in the country, specifically in the areas of anti-corruption, election legislation and judicial reform...
OSCE helps Kosovo police, prosecutors co-operate with media
Publishing date: 5 July 2011
A series of six regional training sessions for the police, prosecutors and journalists on co-operation concluded on 30 June 2011 in Prishtinë/Priština...
Aarhus Centres support the transition to a green economy
Publishing date: 4 July 2011
Practitioners and OSCE officers involved in the work of the OSCE-supported Aarhus Centres met in Chisinau, on 29 June 2011, to take part in preparations for next year’s global UN conference on sustainable development, “Rio+20”.
OSCE emphasizes civil society role in fighting corruption
Publishing date: 4 July 2011
VIENNA, 5 July 2011 – Raising awareness of the importance of building a well-informed and engaged civil society in the fight against corruption is the focus of a roundtable meeting today, organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA)...