News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman meets Secretary of State Rice, says continued U.S. support crucial
Publishing date: 12 February 2008
WASHINGTON, 12 February 2008- The OSCE is a vital component of international security, and U.S. engagement in the Organization remains crucial, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, said after talks with U.S. Secretary...
Albanian civil society organizations promote increased participation of women in elections
Publishing date: 9 February 2008
TIRANA, 9 February 2008- Civil society experts today prepared a set of recommendations aiming to increase women's role in politics as candidates, leaders and voters. The proposals came at the end of a forum...
OSCE promotes monitoring of women's rights in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 February 2008
ALMATY, 8 February 2008- The methodologies used to monitor women's rights were the focus of a workshop, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Centre in Astana, that ended in Almaty today...
OSCE/ODIHR regrets that restrictions force cancellation of election observation mission to Russian Federation
Publishing date: 7 February 2008
WARSAW, 7 February 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) regrets that restrictions imposed on its planned election observation mission will not allow it to deploy a mission to the 2 March 2008 presidential...
OSCE Mission concludes induction program for new Kosovo Assembly members
Publishing date: 5 February 2008
PRISTINA, 5 February 2008- Newly elected members of the Kosovo Assembly completed a five-day course today on parliamentary procedures and practices that was supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
Education key to tolerance, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities on visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 30 January 2008
SKOPJE, 30 January 2008- Education plays a key role in promoting tolerance, equal opportunities and public participation, said the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, at the end of a visit to Skopje and Tetovo...
OSCE meeting promotes co-operation for secure and safe waterways traffic
Publishing date: 28 January 2008
VIENNA, 28 January 2008- With maritime and inland waterways traffic on the increase, enhanced co-operation is needed to meet security and environmental concerns, heard participants at the start of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum today...