News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains officials to detect and prevent smuggling of hazardous waste
Publishing date: 24 March 2011
KYIV, 24 March 2011 – Detecting and preventing the illegal cross-border trafficking of waste and other hazardous waste in Eastern Europe were the focus of a four-day train-the-trainers workshop that ended in Kyiv today...
OSCE donates bullet-proof vests, helmets to help Ukraine eliminate remnants of war
Publishing date: 18 March 2011
KYIV, 18 March 2011- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine donated 111 sets of bullet-proof vests and helmets to the country's Emergency Situations Ministry at a ceremony in Kyiv today...
OSCE Centre promotes efforts to integrate disabled women into society
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
ASTANA, 10 February 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Astana co-organized a high-level conference on gender equality and integration of women with disabilities into society that started in Astana today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator launches website for environmental education in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) has launched a website which offers secondary school teachers environmental education materials to promote the principles of sustainable development among young people in Ukraine...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes Ukraine's active role in Organization during visit to Kyiv
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
KYIV, 7 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said he appreciates Ukraine's active role in the OSCE as its 2013 Chairmanship approaches during meetings today with top officials in Kyiv...
OSCE Chairperson visits Moldova, calls for official negotiations on Transdniestria
Publishing date: 8 February 2011
CHISINAU, 8 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said during a visit to Moldova that began today that he hopes that official negotiations in the "5+2" format can resume this year...
OSCE Chairperson meets international human rights NGOs, encourages open dialogue
Publishing date: 19 January 2011
VILNIUS, 19 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, met representatives from international non-governmental organizations in Vilnius today and invited them to take part in an open dialogue with Lithuania’s 2011 OSCE Chairmanship...