News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office helps Afghan and Tajik border guard learn from Lithuanian counterparts
Publishing date: 15 November 2011
Training for six Tajik and five Afghan border guard officials started on 14 November at the Border Guard School Medininkai in Lithuania...
OSCE helps address climate change risks in Central Asia
Publishing date: 14 November 2011
DUSHANBE, 14 November 2011 – Experts and policy makers from Central Asia will assess risks from climate change, discuss measures to protect environmental security in Central Asia and promote regional co-operation at a three-day event supported by the OSCE that began in Dushanbe today...
OSCE seminar addresses rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 14 November 2011
ASHGABAT, 14 November 2011 – An OSCE-organized seminar on education, rehabilitation and social reintegration of prisoners was held in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Office supports publication on democratic control of the armed forces in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 November 2011
YEREVAN, 14 November 2011 – A compilation of articles on the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security, its history and political context, and the experience of Armenia and other countries in implementing the Code was presented in Yerevan today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan promotes arbitration and mediation
Publishing date: 14 November 2011
TASHKENT, 14 November 2011- Alternative methods of dispute resolution as a way of protecting the legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities was the topic of an OSCE-supported international conference in Tashkent today...
OSCE Mission helps professionalize Kosovo police
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
An OSCE Mission-organized training on operational management for 21 mid-ranking Kosovo police officers concluded on 11 November 2011 in Vushtrri/Vučitrn...
Law enforcement must respect the rights of media covering Occupy Wall Street protests, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
VIENNA, 11 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern about the increasing number of journalists harassed by police while covering “Occupy Wall Street” protests across the United States...