News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA observers call Armenian election improved, but lacking competition
Publishing date: 19 February 2013
YEREVAN, 19 February 2013 – The 18 February Armenian presidential election demonstrated improvements over previous presidential elections but the limited field of candidates meant that the election was not genuinely competitive, concluded observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in a statement released today...
Senior border officials from 16 countries attend OSCE border management staff course
Publishing date: 18 February 2013
DUSHANBE, 18 February 2013 – Senior border officials from 16 countries started OSCE-run Border Management Staff Course in Dushanbe today...
OSCE trains officials from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on counter-narcotics, risk analysis
Publishing date: 15 February 2013
DUSHANBE, 15 February 2013 – Today the OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed a four-day workshop on counter-narcotics and risk analysis for officials from border and law enforcement agencies of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan...
OSCE Mission trains lawyers in Kosovo on hate crimes
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
The last of a series of six workshops on the identification and handling of hate crime cases for the members of the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates concluded on 14 February 2013 in Prizren...
OSCE trains police officers in Uzbekistan on international human rights standards
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
TASHKENT, 14 February 2013- Training courses for police in Uzbekistan on OSCE and international human rights standards started today in Karshi, in the southern part of the country, and will continue next week in Andijan in the east..
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations on October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Kyiv from 11 to 14 February 2013 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission for the 28 October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine...
Joint statement by Heads of EU Mission, NATO Liaison Office, OSCE, US in Skopje
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
SKOPJE, 14 February 2013- The Heads of Mission of the European Union, the NATO Liaison Office, the OSCE, and the United States in Skopje today issued the following statement...