News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman says he supports closing OSCE Mission to Croatia by the end of the year
Publishing date: 8 July 2007
DUBROVNIK, 8 July 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, said yesterday he favours closing the OSCE Mission to Croatia by the end of 2007...
OSCE Chairman urges Ukrainian leaders to ensure September elections are transparent
Publishing date: 5 July 2007
KYIV, 5 July 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, urged Ukrainian leaders today to ensure that a sense of political maturity and responsibility prevails in the run-up to the parliamentary elections.
Ambassador Knut Vollebaek appointed OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 5 July 2007
VIENNA, 5 July 2007- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe appointed Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, a former Foreign Minister of Norway, as OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator launches anti-trafficking training sessions for Ukrainian regional authorities
Publishing date: 3 July 2007
KYIV, 3 July 2007- About 400 Ukrainian regional governmental officials will participate in a series of 15 regional training sessions on how to fight human trafficking that will be held in July and August as part of a project launched today by the OSCE...
OSCE Office in Yerevan trains law enforcement personnel on democratic management
Publishing date: 30 June 2007
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 30 June, 2007- Democratic governance of the security sector is the focus of an OSCE-supported training course for representatives of the police, the Ministry of Justice, the National Assembly, NGOs, and journalists.
OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyz law enforcement bodies boost preparedness for terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 29 June 2007
OSH, 29 June 2007- Helping law enforcement bodies in Kyrgyzstan prepare to handle the aftermath of a terrorist attack was the focus of an OSCE-organized training course that ended today in Osh...
International co-operation needed to battle security threat posed by illegal drugs, say participants in OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- International co-operation is crucial to combat the security challenges posed by illegal drug trade and abuse, a representative of the Spanish OSCE Chairmanship told an Expert Conference on the threat of illicit drugs...