News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson, in Armenia, calls for restraint
Publishing date: 12 June 2012
YEREVAN, 12 June 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, in Yerevan today called on all parties to refrain from the use or threat of force and to abstain from retaliatory measures...
Head of OSCE Presence welcomes election of Albanian president
Publishing date: 11 June 2012
TIRANA, 11 June 2012- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, welcomed today the election of Bujar Nishani as President of Albania...
OSCE supports discussion on strengthening action against hate crimes in Moldova
Publishing date: 11 June 2012
CHISINAU, 11 June 2012- Moldovan politicians, representatives of the judiciary and international experts met today at an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion in Chisinau to discuss hate crimes and how to address them...
ODIHR trains police officers in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia to respond to domestic violence
Publishing date: 11 June 2012
Helping police officers better respond to cases of domestic violence was the focus of training organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and partners in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia on 8 and 11 June 2012, respectively...
OSCE Mission to Moldova helps working group experts improve negotiation techniques
Publishing date: 11 June 2012
Some 25 members of the expert working groups from both sides of the Dniestr/Nistru River got an opportunity to fine-tune their negotiation skills at an OSCE-organized training course on 7 and 8 June 2012...
OSCE Chairmanship emphasizes need for political will, empathy at Geneva Discussions
Publishing date: 8 June 2012
GENEVA, 8 JUNE 2012 – The Geneva International Discussions are the only process to resolve the consequences of the 2008 conflict in Georgia, said Pádraig Murphy, the OSCE Chairmanship’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus, following today’s 20th meeting in Geneva...
OSCE Centre supports publication of Kazakhstan Ombudsman’s report
Publishing date: 8 June 2012
KARAGANDY, Kazakhstan, 8 June 2012 – A review of the National Human Rights Commissioner’s (Ombudsman’s) work in 2011 was presented at an OSCE-supported meeting held in Karagandy today...