News and press releases

CHISINAU, 23 April 2022 – Countering the risks of human trafficking amid the humanitarian crisis caused by attack on Ukraine was at the centre of a two-day visit to Moldova by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Margareta Cederfelt (Sweden), and the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Valiant Richey.

With the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Directorate for Sports and Youth, the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized the fourth youth camp on “Intercultural Competencies in Sports”, from 19 to 21 April 2022 in Budva for 15 young athletes from different sports disciplines.

On 21 April, the OSCE Mission to Moldova held an Anti-Trafficking and Gender Technical Co-ordination Meeting to discuss the impacts of the increasing refugee flow and the risks of trafficking in human beings.

From 11 to 13 April 2022, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro conducted her first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov has expressed his support for Georgia’s efforts to increase opportunities for all, including national minorities, during his visit to the country between 11 and 16 April 2022. Abdrakhmanov commended Georgia’s new State Strategy for

Vienna, 21 April – Yesterday, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly hosted a Joint Web Dialogue on the Safety of Female Journalists Online: The Role of Parliamentary Action.

The effective investigation of money laundering crimes was at the center of a technical workshop held by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) with the support of the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia (ACC).