News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Forum on humanitarian protection in cross-border emergencies held at OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 1 October 2012
An international forum on border management in humanitarian emergencies was held at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe from 24 to 28 September 2012. It was co-organized with the Tokyo-based UNHCR Regional Centre for Emergency Management...
OSCE Chairperson addresses UN General Assembly
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
UNITED NATIONS, 28 September 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, emphasized the importance of human rights in promoting peace and security in his address to the UN General Assembly today...
Constructive political dialogue important for advancing reform, says OSCE Chairperson representative on visit to Albania
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
TIRANA, 28 September 2012 – Genuine dialogue involving all actors is essential for progress on Albania’s reform agenda, said Lucinda Creighton, Irish Minister for European Affairs representing the OSCE Chair-in-Office, during her official visit to Albania today...
OSCE Office in Baku trains future judges on combating money laundering and terrorism financing
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
BAKU, 1 October 2012 – A training course held by the OSCE Office in Baku with the Judicial Legal Council for future judges on countering money laundering and the financing of terrorism started today...
OSCE and partners call for enhanced co-ordination in combating violence against women
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
Greater co-operation among international and national organizations is needed to prevent and combat violence against women, said participants at a meeting on the margins of the OSCE’s annual human rights conference in Warsaw on 28 September 2012...
New Armenian police website launched with OSCE support
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
The new official website of the Armenian police, which was developed with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, was launched on 28 September 2012...
OSCE helps develop business skills of female entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
ISTANBUL, 28 September 2012 – An OSCE-supported training course for women entrepreneurs from Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan concluded in Istanbul today...