News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on Ukrainian authorities to reverse entry ban for Austrian journalist
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
VIENNA, 8 March 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today called on the Ukrainian authorities to reverse the entry ban to Ukraine imposed on Christian Wehrschütz, a journalist with the Austrian Public Service Broadcaster (ORF)...
High Commissioner on National Minorities Zannier discusses inter-ethnic relations and integration on his first visit to Latvia
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier visited Latvia from 5 to 8 March 2019, in his first visit to the country in his current capacity, to assess the state of inter-ethnic relations and the integration of society. Zannier had a series of meetings in Riga, including with
On International Women’s Day OSCE officials call for action on violence against women and girls, stress benefits of their participation for society
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
VIENNA, 8 March 2019 – Greater efforts are needed to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls occurring both in private and public life, which prevents them from being full and equal participants in society, said OSCE senior officials on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator presents awareness-raising videos to boost cybercrime prevention efforts in Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
Two videos designed by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine to support efforts by the Department of Cyberpolice, National Police of Ukraine in raising awareness of cybersecurity issues, were presented at a joint event in Kyiv on Wednesday, 6 March 2019. One video provides instructions on how to avoid fraud and phishing during shopping, the other prompts Ukrainians to abide by basic rules to protect personal and corporate data while they are online...
Chief Monitor of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Apakan and Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik welcome recommitment to ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
KYIV, 8 March 2019 – Yesterday, the Trilateral Contact Group recommitted to the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, and Martin Sajdik, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and to the Trilateral Contact Group, welcomed the recommitment by issuing the following statement:...
Ertugrul Apakan: Meaningful Change for Progress- Statement by Chief Monitor of OSCE SMM on International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
“Today, 8 March 2019, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) joins people around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. We take this opportunity to honour the achievements of women and to highlight this year’s theme urging all of us to ‘think equal, build smart and innovate for change’...
“We need to continue working together. Now more than ever” – OSCE Chairperson Lajčák calls for stronger UN-OSCE co-operation at UN Security Council
Publishing date: 7 March 2019
NEW YORK, United States, 7 March 2019 – Briefing the United Nations Security Council on the priorities of the 2019 Slovak OSCE Chairmanship in New York today, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Slovakia’s Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Miroslav Lajčák reconfirmed the OSCE’s commitment to supporting the implementation of the UN global mandate at the regional level.