News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
How to promote a positive investment climate in South-Eastern Europe explored at expert seminar organized by OSCE and SECI in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
Representatives from the private sector, chambers of commerce, and business associations from South-East European countries stressed the importance of attracting foreign investment as a crucial factor for stability in low and middle-income economies as a two-day workshop, organized by the OSCE and the Southeast European Cooperation Initiative (SECI), concluded on 15 November 2019 in Vienna...
Outgoing President of OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration Christian Tomuschat hands over duties to successor Emmanuel Decaux
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
The new Bureau of the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE met in Vienna on 6 November 2019, for the handover of current affairs by the outgoing President, Christian Tomuschat to his successor, Emmanuel Decaux...
Use of innovative technologies for sustainable water management in Central Asia focus of OSCE Seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
On 14 and 15 November 2019, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat provided a platform for regional dialogue on the best practices and standards in use of innovative water management technologies. Representatives of the State Committee of Water Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and other Turkmenistan agencies were joined by their counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan...
The right to defense focus of OSCE-supported national forum of defence lawyers
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
The fourth National Forum of Defence Lawyers took place on 15 November 2019 in Nur-Sultan. The event was jointly organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, the NGO Legal Policy Research Centre, and the National Bar Association.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro presents results of “Prevention of early marriages among vulnerable groups” project
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
The results of the project on prevention of early marriages among vulnerable groups were presented at an event organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 14 November 2019 in Podgorica.
OSCE introduces concept of dialogue policing to senior police officers and parliamentarians in Armenia
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
Policing public order based on democratic principles was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department in Yerevan on 14 November 2019 for 11 high-level Armenian police officers and five Members of Parliament from the Standing Committee on Defence and Security...
Hate crime victims disadvantaged by gaps between hate crime legislation and implementation, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
WARSAW, 15 November 2019 – Marking the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November with the publication of its annual hate crime dataset, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) urges countries to implement hate crime legislation that has existed on their law books for many years...