News and press releases

OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 29 October 2016 – An OSCE-supported conference on the development and sustainability of Youth Councils in Kyrgyzstan began today in Osh city bringing together some 55 young activists, including the chairpersons and leaders of 13 Territorial Youth Councils of Osh, the Youth Co-ordination Council of Tokmok city, the representatives of seven districts of Osh and activists from Batken, Chui and Jalal-Abad provinces.

The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period, mostly in areas around Horlivka, Avdiivka-Yasynuvata and Svitlodarsk, as well as east and north-east of Mariupol...

Responses to violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) requires a comprehensive and resolute strategy, in which families, teachers, community police officers and religious leaders have a key role, concluded participants of an international conference held in Prishtinë/Priština on 26-27 October 2016...

More than 30 academics, legal professionals and representatives of civil society and international organizations explored the implications of states of conflict or emergency on fair trial rights at a meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw

VIENNA, 28 October 2016 – Young journalists from the Russian Federation and Ukraine today concluded a week-long workshop on post-conflict reconciliation in Sarajevo designed to give media experience in dealing with consequences from conflict...

DUSHANBE, 28 October 2016- The 16th Border Management Staff Course concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe today...

A group of four customs officials from Kazakhstan’s Finance Ministry and a representative from Kazakhstan’s Chamber of Commerce concluded an OSCE-supported four-day study visit to Basel and Zurich, Switzerland on 28 October 2016...