News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports external oversight of law enforcement to protect human rights
Publishing date: 26 February 2008
SKOPJE, 26 February 2008- Promoting the implementation of a mechanism for external oversight of law enforcement is the focus of a conference that started in Skopje today.
Border management, economic development focus of OSCE meeting in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 25 February 2008
DUSHANBE, 25 February 2008- Developing a national border strategy and border security and management projects were among some of the topics discussed at an OSCE-Tajikistan Task Force meeting that took place in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Chairman expresses concern about Belgrade violence
Publishing date: 22 February 2008
HELSINKI, 22 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, expressed his serious concern today about recent acts of violence against diplomatic missions and foreign property in Belgrade...
Finnish Chairmanship discusses 2008 priorities with OSCE parliamentarians
Publishing date: 21 February 2008
VIENNA, 21 February 2008- The OSCE remains a central security actor across the Transatlantic and Eurasian areas, Finnish Secretary of State Teija Tiilikainen said at the start of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Winter Meeting in Vienna today...
OSCE Magazine highlights 2008 Chairmanship, OSCE in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 February 2008
VIENNA, 20 February 2008- The chances and challenges of the 2008 Finnish OSCE Chairmanship are the focus of the latest issue of the OSCE Magazine...
Women have a lead role in fight against human trafficking, OSCE special representative tells Women Leaders' Council
Publishing date: 14 February 2008
VIENNA, 14 February 2008- Women have a critical role to play in building the political will to address human trafficking, OSCE Special Representative Eva Biaudet said today at the first global Women Leaders' Council to combat human trafficking...
OSCE representative urges parliamentarians to step up fight against human trafficking
Publishing date: 12 February 2008
VIENNA, 12 February 2008- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, said today that parliamentarians have a crucial role to play in the fight against trafficking...