News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Presentation of Guidelines for a Strategic Cybersecurity Framework in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
SARAJEVO, 10 October 2019 – Over 80 representatives of the security sector, law enforcement agencies, academia, the private sector and the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) gathered today in Sarajevo at the presentation of the Guidelines for a Strategic Cybersecurity Framework in BiH. This is the first document in the country that will set a framework for a comprehensive and strategic approach in responding to serious cybersecurity threats in a more systematic manner...
Attacks on journalists are attacks on democracy, says OSCE PA President Tsereteli in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
TBILISI, 10 October 2019 – A fully functioning democracy requires that journalists and activists are able to work without fear for their lives, nor fear of being imprisoned for their beliefs, stated President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) in remarks delivered at the 16th South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi...
OSCE Mobile Training Team trains Georgian border officers in Batumi to enhance their capacities to identify foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
The OSCE Mobile Training Team delivered an interactive training course on the identification of foreign terrorist fighters at the borders for 25 first- and second-line border officers from 8 to 10 October 2019 in Batumi, Georgia.
Addressing electoral recommendations from a gender perspective focus of an ODIHR-supported regional conference in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
Barriers affecting the electoral participation of women and identifying solutions to overcome them was the focus of a conference held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 9 and 10 October 2019 in Sarajevo. The event was organized in partnership with the OSCE
Business Forum on Green Technologies held in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
Strengthening co-operation in the field of environmental and sustainable development in Central Asia was the focus of the 2019 OSCE Second Central Asian International Business Forum on 9 and 10 October 2019 in Tashkent.
On World Day against the Death Penalty abolition should remain a priority, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 10 October 2019
WARSAW, 10 October 2019 – In line with commitments by all OSCE countries, political leaders have a responsibility to promote a discussion about abolishing the death penalty, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on World Day against the Death Penalty.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 239/2019 issued on 9 October 2019
Publishing date: 9 October 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM saw damage to civilian properties in non-government-controlled Staromykhailivka. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw