News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 19 June 2009
VIENNA, 19 June 2009- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
Albanian President makes key speech and presents certificates to participants in OSCE Presence women in governance project
Publishing date: 16 June 2009
TIRANA, 16 June 2009- The President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi, presented certificates today to 50 Albanian women who took part in an OSCE Presence project to enhance the role of women in governance...
OSCE Centre co-organizes workshop on transparency in the oil, gas and mining, industries
Publishing date: 15 June 2009
AKTAU, 15 June 2009- An OSCE Centre co-organized two-day workshop on transparency and public participation in decision-making in extractive industries, such as oil, gas and mining, opened today in Aktau in western Kazakhstan...
Role of democratization in regional security discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Almaty
Publishing date: 28 May 2009
ALMATY, 28 May 2009- Democratization processes in the context of OSCE's comprehensive approach to security and the role of the OSCE in promoting human rights was the topic of a conference today, supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE launches Border Management College in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 27 May 2009
DUSHANBE, 27 May 2009- The OSCE Border Management Staff College, which will help train border security managers and promote co-operation between OSCE States and Partner countries, was launched in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports TV debates to promote freedom of media
Publishing date: 27 May 2009
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 27 May 2009- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in co-operation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, will organize a series of televised debates, the first of which airs tomorrow, on press freedom...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports seminar on confidence- and security-building measures in Central Asia and South Caucasus
Publishing date: 26 May 2009
ALMATY, 26 May 2009- An OSCE-supported seminar to review and evaluate confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) in Central Asia and the South Caucasus opened in Almaty today...