News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
University students take on diplomats' role at Model OSCE in Belgrade
Publishing date: 3 March 2009
BELGRADE, 3 March 2009- About 80 university students from throughout Serbia who played the roles of OSCE diplomats during the country's first Model OSCE today concluded two days of negotiations on two mock security scenarios in Belgrade...
OSCE key regional player in promoting dialogue, addressing security challenges on the ground, OSCE Chairperson tells UN Security Council
Publishing date: 28 February 2009
UNITED NATIONS, 27 February 2009- The OSCE does essential work on the ground and is the forum for security dialogue in its region, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, addressing the UN Security Council today...
OSCE organizes workshop on legal reform in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 February 2009
ASHGABAD, 24 February 2009- The second in a series of OSCE workshops focusing on tools for an effective reform of the legislative process was launched today in Ashgabad...
Building bridges, drawing on past achievements vital to facing collective security challenges, says OSCE Chairperson
Publishing date: 23 February 2009
WASHINGTON, 23 February 2009- The OSCE remains a critical part of efforts to establish security from Vancouver to Vladivostok, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, in an address at the Brookings Institution today...
Border security, economic development and human rights focus of OSCE-Tajikistan Task Force meeting
Publishing date: 20 February 2009
DUSHANBE, 20 February 2009- Enhanced border security, economic development and human rights were among the topics discussed at the OSCE-Tajikistan Task Force meeting today, which coincided with the 15th anniversary of the OSCE presence in Tajikistan...
OSCE Mission supports parliamentary simulation for high-school students
Publishing date: 20 February 2009
BELGRADE, 20 February 2009- Some fifty students from high schools in Vojvodina province will learn about parliamentary procedures and improve their communication skills at a simulation of a Provincial Assembly session in Novi Sad tomorrow...
OSCE welcomes agreement on security mechanisms at Geneva discussions on Georgia
Publishing date: 18 February 2009
GENEVA, 18 February 2009- The OSCE welcomes the agreement reached today in Geneva on working-level mechanisms to tackle security-related incidents in the region and said it stands ready to assist in making the measures work effectively...