News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Young policy advisers from Western Balkans take part in OSCE/ODIHR training event in Prague
Publishing date: 16 November 2018
Young professionals from across the Western Balkans improved their knowledge about democratic institutions and OSCE commitments in the field of democratic governance during the Young Policy Adviser Course organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The course
On International Day for Tolerance, OSCE/ODIHR Director urges states to renew efforts to counter hate-motivated crime as new hate crime data published
Publishing date: 16 November 2018
WARSAW, 16 November 2018 – As the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released its hate crime data for 2017 today, on the International Day for Tolerance, ODIHR Director Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir called on OSCE participating States to strengthen their efforts to counter hate crime...
Victims must remain central to discussions on international counter-terrorism efforts, say OSCE PA participants at Madrid conference
Publishing date: 15 November 2018
MADRID, 15 November 2018 – Terrorism is a transnational threat that requires a concerted multilateral response at global, regional and national levels, said Greek parliamentarian Makis Voridis, Chair of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism (CCT), at a conference in Madrid today. At the same time, the tragic human cost of terrorism must remain at the forefront of policy-making discussions, he said...
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 14 November 2018
Publishing date: 15 November 2018
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous reporting period. The SMM’s access remained restricted in all three disengagement areas as well as near Novolaspa and Novoselivka Druha. The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to the ceasefire to enable repairs to houses and essential civilian infrastructure on both sides of the contact line, as well as to enable demining near Nyzhnoteple. The SMM observed two protests in Kyiv regarding heating supply in Dnipropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative condemns attempted arson attack at home of Rai 3 journalist in Italy
Publishing date: 15 November 2018
VIENNA, 15 November 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today condemned an attempted arson attack at the home of Rai 3 investigative journalist Federico Ruffo near Rome...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organizes workshop on combating corruption in state organizations
Publishing date: 15 November 2018
The Academy under the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan welcomed some 100 representatives of state bodies to a two-day training workshop on increasing the efficiency of anti-corruption measures in state organizations on 14 November 2018 in Tashkent. The event was organized jointly with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, the General Prosecutor’s Office and NGO the Regional Dialogue.
Role of well-governed and accountable security sector in addressing transnational threats explored at OSCE-UNODC sub-regional expert meeting in Minsk
Publishing date: 15 November 2018
The importance of a well-governed and accountable security sector in effectively addressing transnational organized crime, including trafficking in persons and illicit drugs, corruption and terrorism, was the focus of a sub-regional expert-level workshop for senior practitioners and policy-makers from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine in Minsk on 14 and 15 November 2018...