News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE hosts meeting for consular officials in Ukraine on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
A roundtable discussion to promote co-operation between Ukrainian authorities and Kyiv-based embassies and consulates in the prevention of human trafficking was held in the country’s capital on 27 November 2013 with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
OSCE trains border officers, environmental inspectors to detect radioactive materials and environmentally sensitive commodities
Publishing date: 27 November 2013
ORSHANETS, Ukraine, 27 November 2013 – Border officers, environmental inspectors and other officials took part in an OSCE-supported training exercise today in central Ukraine on detecting radioactive materials and environmentally sensitive commodities at border check-points...
Transdniestrian settlement talks in Kyiv conclude with decisions on freedom of movement, pensions and social assistance, waste facilities reconstruction
Publishing date: 26 November 2013
KYIV, 26 November 2013- The fifth and final 2013 round of official negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement in the 5+2 format under the Ukrainian Chairmanship concluded in Kyiv today with protocol decisions on freedom of movement, pensions and social assistance for people who changed their place of residence, and on reconstruction of waste processing facilities...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes continued dynamics in 5+2 negotiations, calls for more trust
Publishing date: 25 November 2013
KYIV, 25 November 2013- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara addressed the official round of negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement process in the 5+2 format, that started today in the Ukrainian capital...
OSCE promotes combating violence against women in Ukraine as part of international campaign
Publishing date: 25 November 2013
KYIV, 25 November 2013 – As the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is marked and the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence” international campaign gets underway today, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) gathered state officials, journalists, and civil society activists at an awareness-raising event in Kyiv...
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes study tour to Ukraine on criminal procedure legislation
Publishing date: 25 November 2013
The OSCE Centre in Astana and the Legislative and Judicial Reform Committee of the Mazhilis (lower chamber of the Parliament) with support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry, co-organized a study visit to Kyiv, Ukraine for parliamentarians and high-level governmental officials from 21 to 23 November 2013...
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office following summit between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Publishing date: 19 November 2013
KYIV, 19 November 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara welcomed the meeting between the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsian and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, that took place today in Vienna...