News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE initiates public hearing on co-operation between police and communities in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
An OSCE-initiated and Kyrgyzstan Parliament-chaired public hearing on enhancing the co-operation between the police and communities on crime prevention in the Kyrgyz Republic was held on 25 June 2012 in Bishkek...
OSCE media freedom representative and other global advocates for free speech call on governments to address attacks on media
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, 25 June 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, and three other international freedom of expression rapporteurs, launched today their annual 2012 Joint Declaration on "Crimes against Freedom of Expression"...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek trains Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors on human rights
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
The third and last in a series of training sessions on human rights for Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors concluded on 23 June 2012 in Bishkek...
Parliamentarians to debate OSCE co-operation with Afghanistan
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
COPENHAGEN, 25 June 2012 – Governments should increase their contributions to Afghanistan border security projects by 2014 and beyond, according to a resolution now pending before the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly...
OSCE Security Days tackles challenges of security community
Publishing date: 25 June 2012
VIENNA, 25 June 2012 – New approaches to arms control, resolving protracted conflicts and promoting reconciliation as foundations for strengthening security in the OSCE area are the focus of OSCE Security Days 2012 in Vienna today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps develop new strategies against drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime
Publishing date: 23 June 2012
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo supported the development of new 2012-2017 strategies and action plans against drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime for Kosovo through a series of workshops held in Durres, Albania, between 6 and 23 June 2012...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro signs agreement with Montenegro authorities to promote gender equality in municipalities
Publishing date: 22 June 2012
An agreement aimed at strengthening gender equality at the local level was signed between the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and local and national authorities in Montenegro on 22 June 2012...