News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Co-ordinated UN, OSCE action key to addressing regional security challenges
Publishing date: 15 February 2011
UNITED NATIONS, 15 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, outlined the goals of the country’s 2011 OSCE Chairmanship and highlighted common challenges faced by the OSCE and UN in an address to the UN Security Council today...
OSCE Centre supports young professionals from Central Asian environmental NGOs
Publishing date: 12 February 2011
ALMATY, 12 February 2011- Some 45 young leaders representing environmental non-governmental organizations from Central Asia are taking part in the Youth Environmental Forum that started in Almaty today with the support of the OSCE Centre...
More resources for conflict prevention, increased engagement urgently needed in South Caucasus, EU Special Representative tells OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
VIENNA, 10 February 2011 – The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, called for strengthened EU and OSCE engagement in the South Caucasus in a presentation to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...
OSCE Special Representative calls on media to take an active role in raising awareness of modern-day slavery
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
MOSCOW, 9 February 2011- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, in a meeting at the Moscow Journalist Club in Moscow today, affirmed the important role of media professionals in strengthening anti-trafficking action...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes Ukraine's active role in Organization during visit to Kyiv
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
KYIV, 7 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said he appreciates Ukraine's active role in the OSCE as its 2013 Chairmanship approaches during meetings today with top officials in Kyiv...
OSCE Chairperson visits Moldova, calls for official negotiations on Transdniestria
Publishing date: 8 February 2011
CHISINAU, 8 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said during a visit to Moldova that began today that he hopes that official negotiations in the "5+2" format can resume this year...
OSCE Chairperson meets Russian human rights officials, civil society and think tanks, stresses need to improve implementation of human dimension commitments
Publishing date: 3 February 2011
MOSCOW, 3 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, stressed the need to improve the implementation of human rights commitments during meetings today in Moscow with the Chairperson of the Human Rights Council of the Russian Federation, as well as with representatives of think tanks and civil society...