News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Magazine spotlights Tajikistan's revitalized push for land reform
Publishing date: 2 August 2004
VIENNA, 2 August 2004- Tajikistan's ambitious land reform programme and its twin goals of economic and human security come under the spotlight in the OSCE Magazine's latest issue, now available online and in print. A series of articles examines how...
OSCE special envoy calls on all parties to Georgian-Ossetian conflict to resume political dialogue
Publishing date: 28 July 2004
TBILISI, 28 July 2004- After extensive talks during a three-day visit to Georgia, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairmanship, former Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev, urged the resumption of dialogue to achieve a settlement to the Georgian-Ossetian...
OSCE workshop focuses on generating income from tourism in Central Asia
Publishing date: 23 July 2004
ALMATY, 23 July 2004- A two-day OSCE workshop that focused on generating income from Central Asia's tourism sector through the development of small and medium-sized enterprises has just ended today in Kazakhstan...
OSCE Permanent Council condemns action against schools in Moldova's Transdniestria region
Publishing date: 22 July 2004
VIENNA, 22 July 2004- The OSCE Permanent Council today condemned as "irresponsible and provocative" actions by the authorities in Moldova's Transdniestria region to prevent schools which use Latin script from functioning properly. Ambassadors from 55...
OSCE Office: A professional and impartial media is driving force for democracy in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 22 July 2004
BAKU, 22 July 2004- "A free, responsible and pluralistic press is vitally important for Azerbaijan's democratic future," the OSCE Office in Baku said today on the occasion of the country's National Press Day. "This event is an opportunity for all of...
Dushanbe roundtable marks seventh anniversary of end of civil war
Publishing date: 22 July 2004
DUSHANBE, 22 July 2004- Strengthening national unity through the development of a multi-party system, civil society, elections and media freedom were the focus of a roundtable held yesterday in the Tajik capital to mark the end in 1997 of the bitter...
OSCE Chairman calls for international code of conduct on dealing with hostage-taking
Publishing date: 20 July 2004
NEW YORK, 20 July 2004-The OSCE's Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called on the international community on Tuesday to develop a code of conduct for responding to hostage-taking...