News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
International election observers in Ukraine to hold press conference on Monday
Publishing date: 26 October 2012
KYIV, 26 October 2012 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Ukraine will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 29 October, in Kyiv...
OSCE donates IT equipment to help Interior Ministry of Ukraine to combat cybercrime
Publishing date: 25 October 2012
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, presented 22 sets of monitors, notebooks, and other specialized equipment to the country’s Interior Ministry on 25 October 2012...
Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan addresses OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 25 October 2012
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Araz Azimov, addressed representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States at a Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on 25 October 2012. Azimov outlined his country’s perspectives on security in the region and on the role of the OSCE...
Threat of criminal prosecution of observers at odds with established co-operation on United States elections, ODIHR Director says
Publishing date: 24 October 2012
WARSAW, 24 October 2012 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed his grave concern over the threat of criminal prosecution of OSCE/ODIHR election observers...
27th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 24 October 2012
ERGNETI, 24 October 2012 – On 24 October, the 27th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE, took place in Ergneti...
Security challenges discussed at OSCE Centre-supported conference in Astana
Publishing date: 23 October 2012
ALMATY, 23 October 2012 – More than 80 government officials, academics, diplomats and representatives of international and non-governmental organizations discussed the implementation of OSCE commitments reconfirmed in the 2010 Astana Commemorative Declaration at a conference in Almaty today...
Serbia, Romania find steps forward on minority issues in consultations facilitated by OSCE High Commissioner
Publishing date: 23 October 2012
AMSTERDAM, 23 October 2012 – On 22-23 October, delegations from the Serbian and Romanian Governments met in the Netherlands for informal consultations under the auspices of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Ambassador Knut Vollebaek...