News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence to assist Albanian electronic media regulatory body draft national strategy
Publishing date: 3 October 2007
TIRANA, 3 October 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania will assist the National Council of Radio and Television (NCRT) in drafting an audio-visual strategy focusing on regulatory aspects of the radio-television sector...
OSCE "to-do list" expanding due to challenging developments in the region, Special Envoy says
Publishing date: 29 September 2007
PORTOROZ, Slovenia, 29 September 2007- The OSCE's "to-do list" is expanding due to challenging developments in the region, said Josep Borrell, the Spanish OSCE Chairmanship's Special Envoy, today at a OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Potoroz...
Warsaw conference calls on OSCE countries to uphold human rights principles
Publishing date: 25 September 2007
WARSAW, 25 September 2007- OSCE countries should embrace open dialogue to identify the human rights shortcomings and challenges facing the region, said the head of OSCE's human rights watchdog at the start of Europe's largest human rights conference...
OSCE Presence helps train Albanian police, court officials and civil society groups on new domestic violence law
Publishing date: 18 September 2007
TIRANA, 18 September 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania helped to educate police officers and court officials, along with civil society representatives, on the country's new domestic violence law in training sessions which ended today....
Supporting victims key factor in fight against terrorism, speakers at OSCE meeting say
Publishing date: 13 September 2007
VIENNA, 13 September 2007- The role of civilian networks, including those of victims, is key factor in the fight against terrorism, a high-level representative of the Spanish OSCE Chairmanship said at an OSCE conference on solidarity with victims...
OSCE holds conference on maritime and inland waterways co-operation
Publishing date: 11 September 2007
HELSINKI, 11 September 2007- An international OSCE conference on the role of maritime and inland waterways co-operation in enhancing security and protecting the environment ended in Helsinki today...
OSCE plays key role in fight against human trafficking, top official says
Publishing date: 11 September 2007
VIENNA, 11 September 2007- The OSCE plays a key role in the fight against human trafficking, Silvia Escobar, Spanish Ambassador at Large for Human Rights, said at a meeting on how to best support trafficking victims that concluded today in Vienna...