News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Skopje mission supports students in bridging ethnic divide
Publishing date: 8 October 2004
SKOPJE, 8 October 2004- Thirty members of the Kumanovo Youth Alliance will meet today at Globocica mountain house, Kumanovo, for a three-day capacity and team-building exercise to enhance relations between ethnic communities. "The aim...
No concern over secrecy of vote in Afghan presidential election- OSCE Election Support Team chief
Publishing date: 4 October 2004
KABUL, 4 October 2004- The system to guarantee the secrecy of the vote in the 9 October presidential election in Afghanistan is near to foolproof, Ambassador Robert Barry, Head of the OSCE Election Support Team, said at a press conference today...
OSCE Mission and Swedish Government to strengthen crime scene investigation capacity in Serbia
Publishing date: 4 October 2004
BELGRADE, 4 October 2004- Under an agreement signed today in Belgrade, Sweden will donate 1.35 million euros to Serbia's Interior Ministry to enhance its crime scene investigation capabilities. TheSwedish police will train 250 crime scene and forensic...
An exhibition of 14 young photographers to open in Warsaw on Monday
Publishing date: 1 October 2004
WARSAW, 1 October 2004- A photo exhibition called "Europe in 2004: Democracy and Human Rights" will open in Warsaw on Monday, 4 October, in conjunction with the start of the OSCE's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights...
OSCE security forum urges destruction of thousands of tonnes of dangerous ammunition and weapons
Publishing date: 29 September 2004
VIENNA, 29 September 2004- The OSCE's Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) held a special meeting today on the risks posed by poorly-guarded stockpiles of deteriorating surplus conventional weapons and munitions, left over from the Cold War era...
OSCE Office holds conference in Armenia on role of media in combating corruption
Publishing date: 28 September 2004
YEREVAN, 28 September 2004- The role of the media in the fight against all forms of corruption was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. The two-day event, held over the weekend in Tsakhkadzor, brought together more than...
OSCE Mission and Dutch Government assist Serbia and Montenegro in reforming police education
Publishing date: 27 September 2004
BELGRADE, 27 September 2004- As part of an assistance programme aimed at reforming police education, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Embassy of the Netherlands today handed over equipment and materials to the ministries...