News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission acting head condemns violent incident in Prishtine/Pristina and calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 15 December 2012
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 15 December 2012 – Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Elaine Conkievich, today condemned last night’s violent incident that forced cancellation of the presentation of Kosovo 2.0 magazine.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro trains judges and prosecutors on professional integrity
Publishing date: 14 December 2012
The role of public servants in enforcing professional integrity was the topic of an anti-corruption training seminar held in Przno by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro from 13 to 14 December 2012...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro presents national strategy against human trafficking
Publishing date: 14 December 2012
Montenegro’s “National Strategy on the Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2018” and the Action Plan for its implementation were presented by OSCE Mission and the National Co-ordinator’s Office to relevant institutions and journalists on 13 December 2012 in Podgorica...
Armenian police officers receive training on police education with OSCE support
Publishing date: 14 December 2012
Twenty-six representatives from the police educational institutions, police troops and patrol service participated in two four-day courses organized with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan from 3 to 14 December 2012...
Afghan and Tajik border officers complete OSCE training-of-trainers course
Publishing date: 14 December 2012
DUSHANBE, 14 December 2012 – Afghan and Tajik border officers completed today in Dushanbe an OSCE training-of-trainers course as part of a series of training courses to enhance the capacity of Tajik border troops and Afghan border police to detect and interdict illegal cross-border movement...
OSCE Presence helps children in need in Albania
Publishing date: 14 December 2012
During November and December 2012, the OSCE Presence in Albania helped children in urgent need in a number of towns by providing them with basic living and education items...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Belarus parliamentary elections recommends measures to bring elections in line with OSCE commitments and international standards
Publishing date: 14 December 2012
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 23 September 2012 parliamentary elections in Belarus concludes that many OSCE commitments were not met, and offers recommendations to bring the conduct of elections in line with fundamental principles for democratic elections...