News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman discusses Transdniestria and post-election developments during visit to Ukraine
Publishing date: 2 June 2006
KYIV, 2 June 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, encouraged the Ukrainian authorities today to remain actively engaged in the Transdniestrian settlement negotiations...
OSCE Ukraine office holds anti-human trafficking training for judges
Publishing date: 26 May 2006
KYIV, 26 May 2006- A five-day OSCE training course conducted by international and local experts for Ukrainian judges on how to combat trafficking in human beings was completed today in Kyiv...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helps produce TV series on gender issues
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
KYIV, 24 May 2006- A series of TV programmes on equal opportunities, produced with the help of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, will air on the country's UT-1 channel beginning 27 May. The programmes...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine trains consular officials to assist fight against human trafficking
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
KYIV, 28 April 2006- More than 30 representatives from foreign consulates in Ukraine gathered today in Kyiv for an anti-trafficking course, co-organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine investment promotion agency wins top European awards
Publishing date: 29 March 2006
KYIV, 29 March 2006- An investment promotion agency established jointly by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator and local authorities in the northwestern Ukrainian region of Rivne, has won several awards in a prestigious competition held by...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over treatment of journalists covering demonstrations in Belarus
Publishing date: 28 March 2006
VIENNA, 28 March 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today that the detentions of Belarusian and foreign journalists in the aftermath of the presidential election was an infringement of OSCE commitments to safeguard free...
Ukrainian elections free and fair, consolidating democratic breakthrough
Publishing date: 27 March 2006
KYIV, 27 March 2006- The 26 March parliamentary elections in Ukraine further consolidated the breakthrough in the conduct of a democratic election process that began less than a year and a half ago. Overall, fundamental civil and political rights...