News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre to hold workshop for women entrepreneurs in rural Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 1 March 2004
BISHKEK, 1 March 2004- A workshop to encourage women to start small businesses in rural areas will open tomorrow in Kyrgyzstan. The two-day event, organised by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek will take place in the Karabalta district of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Chairman meets U.S. Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Powell
Publishing date: 27 February 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C., 27 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed the priorities of the Bulgarian Chairmanship and a number of regional issues in talks with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe marks 10th anniversary
Publishing date: 27 February 2004
DUSHANBE, 27 February 2004- The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe today celebrated its 10th anniversary, having begun its work in February 1994. The event was attended...
OSCE Chairman, addressing U.S. Helsinki Commission, urges clampdown on human trafficking
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
WASHINGTON, 26 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, urged western countries on Thursday to launch a vigorous clampdown on human trafficking...
Albanian Foreign Minister praises OSCE and its role in his country at Permanent Council
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
VIENNA, 26 February 2004- Albania's Foreign Minister Dr. Kastriot Islami said that his country will continue to work and co-operate with the OSCE in all areas of common concern. "Albania has a high appraisal of the OSCE and its role," Dr. Islami...
OSCE Mission holds roundtable on parliamentary oversight on defence and security in Serbia
Publishing date: 19 February 2004
BELGRADE, 19 February 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro will hold a roundtable on the role of parliament in defence and security oversight in Belgrade tomorrow. The event is the third on this issue...
OSCE Centre to train Uzbek journalists on reporting on human trafficking
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
TASHKENT, 17 February 2004- Twenty journalists from different media outlets in Uzbekistan will undergo an OSCE training course on covering the problem of human trafficking. The intensive five-day course, which starts on Thursday is organized as...