News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports workshop on judicial application of environmental legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported a workshop on the application of environmental legislation and compliance with the provisions of the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) on 25 November 2019 in Semey, Eastern Kazakhstan...
OSCE Campaign for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2019: End the Silence
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
CHISINAU, 25 November 2019- On the occasion of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign, the OSCE will launch the campaign "End the Silence" in the Republic of Moldova and across South-Eastern and Eastern Europe. Its aim is to raise awareness about gender-based violence, in particular the issue of violence against women and girls. Gender-based violence concerns all of society, and governments have a responsibility to prevent and combat it.
Fostering interfaith dialogue and religious tolerance in Kyrgyzstan focus of OSCE-supported conference in Bishkek
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
The International Conference on Islam and Orthodox Christianity – religions of peace, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, took place on 21 November 2019 in Bishkek...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 278/2019 issued on 23 November 2019
Publishing date: 23 November 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM continued to monitor the situation in disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. The Mission observed a weapon in violation
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 277/2019 issued on 22 November 2019
Publishing date: 22 November 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and again no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the Mission observed workers from government-controlled areas installing metal
OSCE trains officials from Belarus and Kazakhstan in identifying potential corruption risks in law-making processes
Publishing date: 22 November 2019
A three-day workshop organized by the OSCE aimed at strengthening the capacities of key officials from Belarus and Kazakhstan in identifying potential corruption risks in the law-making process concluded on 22 November 2019 in Vienna...
Challenges and opportunities for freedom of peaceful assembly, including new technologies, focus of OSCE human rights meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 November 2019
VIENNA, 22 November 2019 – How best to ensure the full enjoyment of the freedom of peaceful assembly by people in the OSCE area and beyond, including through participating States’ full implementation of existing OSCE commitments was the focus of the third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting held under the auspices of Slovakia’s 2019 OSCE Chairmanship. The two-day meeting concluded today in Vienna...