News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Gender budgeting targets all policy areas, says budget expert in OSCE discussion
Publishing date: 12 October 2012
On 12 October 2012, the OSCE Gender Section held a discussion in Vienna on gender responsive budgeting and its role in ensuring equality between women and men within the Organization and participating States...
OSCE discusses role of community policing in countering terrorism
Publishing date: 12 October 2012
ASTANA, 12 October 2012 – An OSCE-supported seminar on countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism and the role community policing can play in this regard concluded today in Astana...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps Police Inspectorate develop into sustainable oversight institution
Publishing date: 12 October 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 12 October 2012 – Today the OSCE Mission in Kosovo completed its assistance to the Police Inspectorate...
Anti-corruption in education and sport focus of OSCE-supported debate in Skopje
Publishing date: 12 October 2012
SKOPJE, 12 October 2012 – Supporting anti-corruption efforts and contributing to an effective fight against corruption in education and sport is the aim of an OSCE-supported debate which started in Skopje today...
OSCE Centre facilitates dialogue on religious legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 October 2012
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 12 October 2012 – Practical aspects and the impact of the implementation of the law on religious activity and religious associations adopted a year ago were the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable meeting held in Almaty today...
Need for political commitment highlighted at latest round of Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 11 October 2012
GENEVA, 11 October 2012 – Pádraig Murphy, the OSCE Chairmanship’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus, emphasized the need to maintain stability and the political commitment to resolve issues at the 21st meeting of the Geneva International Discussions today...
OSCE Special Representative, at Alliance conference in Vienna, says discrimination cause of trafficking
Publishing date: 11 October 2012
VIENNA, 11 October 2012 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at an OSCE-hosted conference, outlined today how discrimination serves as an underlying cause of human trafficking and called for new strategies to fight...