News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Preventing terrorist use of explosives and chemicals discussed at OSCE meeting in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held on 5 June 2013 a roundtable meeting in Sarajevo on the implementation of preventive aspects of the International Terrorist Bombings Convention...
UN Resolution on Women, Peace and Security discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Montenegro
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The co-operation between state and non-state actors in implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the topic of an OSCE-supported conference held in Podgorica on 4 June 2013...
Police educators in Armenia trained with OSCE support
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
YEREVAN, 5 June 2013 – Participants of a two-month police teacher-training course provided with the OSCE support were awarded certificates today at a graduation ceremony in Yerevan...
OSCE representative welcomes enhanced media freedom dialogue with Belarus, urges improvements
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
MINSK, 5 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today at the end of a three-day official visit to Belarus the readiness of the authorities to intensify dialogue and co-operation with her office on much needed improvement of the media freedom situation...
On Child Protection Day, OSCE in Ukraine helps raise kids’ awareness of their rights
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine joined the country’s Justice Ministry and the Co-ordination Council of Young Lawyers of Ukraine in an award ceremony for the winners of a children drawing contest on human rights. The award ceremony took place on 1 June 2013 to mark the International Day of the Protection of Children...
On World Environment Day, OSCE Chair calls for greater attention to safety of food and energy sources
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
KYIV, 5 June 2013 – On the occasion of World Environment Day, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, calls for greater attention to the safety of food and energy sources. This year, World Environment Day runs under the umbrella of the ‘Think.Eat.Save.’ campaign, which encourages people to stop wasting food and help keep the world’s natural resources safe...