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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Youth from both banks develop negotiation skills at 8th edition of Model OSCE for Youth event
Publishing date: 24 September 2021
Twenty young women and men from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River developed negotiation skills and participated in a conflict resolution simulation exercise as part of the 8th edition of the Model OSCE for Youth event organized online by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 21 to 24 September 2021.
Ombudspersons’ representatives from both banks strengthen monitoring techniques for public emergencies through webinars organized by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 21 September 2021
Twenty-five representatives of the ombudspersons’ institutions from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River participated in two joint human rights monitoring webinars organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 14 and 15 September 2021.
Moldova’s early parliamentary elections were competitive and well run despite the inadequate handling of election disputes and campaign finance issues, international observers say
Publishing date: 12 July 2021
CHISINAU, 12 July 2021 – Moldova’s early parliamentary elections were well managed amidst an improved legal framework and voters were offered a wide choice of alternatives, but concerns over the impartiality of the election authorities undermined trust while inadequate campaign finance rules left potential breaches unaddressed, international observers said in a statement today.
Members of Parliament in Uzbekistan discuss strengthening parliamentary financial oversight of the security sector at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 3 June 2021
The role of Parliament in budgetary and financial security-sector oversight in Uzbekistan was discussed in an interactive workshop in Tashkent on 3 June 2021. Twenty members of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) participated in the event, including committee chairpersons and their deputies as well as members and support staff from the Legislative Chamber and the Senate.
OSCE Day held in Uzbekistan on the twentieth anniversary celebration of children's organization Kamalak
Publishing date: 21 May 2021
Ninety youth leaders and volunteers to their communities from all over Uzbekistan participated on 20 May 2021 in an OSCE Day, held in a hybrid format, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the children's organization Kamalak. The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organized the event in co-operation with the Child’s Rights Ombudsperson and the Youth Union...
Visit of Special Representative of Swedish OSCE Chairperson-in-Office maps out priorities for Transdniestrian settlement process for 2021
Publishing date: 29 January 2021
CHISINAU, 29 January — The Special Representative of the Swedish OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting, has concluded a four-day official visit to Moldova today.
OSCE-supported webinars discuss role of lawyers, NGO and media representatives in preserving diverse societies in times of COVID-19
Publishing date: 14 December 2020
More than 60 lawyers, NGO and media representatives from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River participated in three online webinars on non-discrimination, inter-ethnic relations and national minorities, held in late November and early December 2020. They were organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and delivered by Professor Frederick John Packer, Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa...