News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
New OSCE Secretary General pledges to enhance effectiveness and co-ordination
Publishing date: 4 July 2011
VIENNA, 4 July 2011- Newly appointed OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, speaking to the 56 OSCE participating States at a special session of the Permanent Council, said he would work to strengthen the OSCE Secretariat's effectiveness, raise the Organization's profile and improve co-ordination among the different parts of the OSCE...
US Homeland Security Secretary calls for strengthening partnership with OSCE to combat transnational threats
Publishing date: 1 July 2011
VIENNA, 1 July 2011- Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, called for deepening co-operation and enhancing the OSCE’s work to combat transnational threats in a speech to OSCE participating States today...
Lamberto Zannier of Italy appointed OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
VILNIUS/VIENNA, 30 June 2011 – Ambassador Lamberto Zannier of Italy has been appointed the new OSCE Secretary General through a unanimous Ministerial Council decision by the 56 participating States, announced the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today...
Joint responses needed to promote stability in Europe and neighbouring regions, says NATO Secretary General at OSCE security conference
Publishing date: 30 June 2011
VIENNA, 30 June 2011- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen underscored the need for a comprehensive approach to security threats in Europe as well as in North Africa and the Middle East at the opening session of the OSCE’s Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna today...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
VIENNA, 29 June 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 29 June. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
OSCE promotes transparency in Kazakhstan’s oil and gas industry
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
URALSK, Kazakhstan, 29 June 2011 – Transparency and accountability in the management of oil, gas and other extractive industries revenues in the western Caspian Sea region of Kazakhstan is the topic of a one-day OSCE-supported roundtable discussion organized today in Uralsk...
OSCE/ODIHR supports dialogue on political party funding and women’s political participation in Georgia
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
TBILISI, 29 June 2011 – Political party funding and the participation of women in political life in Georgia are the focus of a meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Georgian Central Election Commission which started today...