News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supports conference on rights of people with disabilities
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
A three-day conference on the rights of people with disabilities, organized by the civil society organization National Union of People with Disabilities with the support of the UN and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, concluded in Tajikistan’s capital on 17 November 2017.
Young people explore new tools for political participation at OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Tirana
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
Some 30 young people from across South-Eastern Europe gathered together with experts on civic technology, e-governance and related fields in Tirana on 17 November 2017 to explore how new technologies and social media platforms can encourage young peoples’ political participation by creating avenues
Russian translation of OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing launched
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
The Russian translation of the OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing was published in Vienna on 17 November 2017...
OSCE and Inclusive Security support Ukraine’s regions in implementing their local Women, Peace and Security action plans
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
A workshop on the local implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, was organized by the OSCE and Inclusive Security in Kyiv on 15-16 November 2017, bringing together 20 experts from regional administrations, national police and civil society organizations from the Volyn, Odessa, Luhansk, Donetsk and Dnipro regions.
OSCE Representative Désir reiterates importance of maintaining sustainable public service broadcaster in Ukraine, urges effective funding solution
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
VIENNA, 17 November 2017 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed concern about the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to significantly cut the funding of public service broadcaster’s activities...
Migration and Media Freedom in focus of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks’ address to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
Vienna, 17 November 2017 –Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muižnieks addressed the OSCE Permanent Council yesterday at the invitation of the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship. The Commissioner underlined the importance of strong co-operation between the two organizations in ensuring that, in addressing many of today’s complex security challenges, Human Rights are safeguarded as a fundamental pillar of democracy.
ODIHR experts visit Bosnia and Herzegovina for discussions on electoral reform as part of Western Balkans election support project
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) was in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 13 to 17 November 2017 for a consultation and planning visit as part of the ODIHR project “ Support to Elections in the Western Balkans ”. The ODIHR team met with senior