News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Religious and belief communities need legal recognition, say participants at OSCE human rights conference
Publishing date: 2 October 2012
Religious and belief communities should be granted quick, simple and non-discriminatory access to legal personality, said participants at a meeting on the margins of the OSCE’s annual human rights conference in Warsaw on 2 October 2012...
Senior border officials from 12 countries start course at OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 1 October 2012
DUSHANBE, 1 October 2012 – The opening ceremony for the sixth staff course for senior border officials from 12 countries was held at the OSCE Border Management Staff College today...
Structured legal measures are needed to put human and community rights legislation into practice in Kosovo, concludes OSCE report
Publishing date: 1 October 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 1 October 2012 – Despite substantial progress in creating the necessary legal framework to safeguard human and community rights, more needs to be done to put this into practice, an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report issued today concludes...
OSCE Mission to Skopje extends school safety project
Publishing date: 1 October 2012
The OSCE Mission to Skopje in co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced on 1 October 2012 the extension of the school safety project “My Safety Depends on Me” for the school year 2012-13...
OSCE Presence helps destroy surplus ammunition in Albania
Publishing date: 1 October 2012
ELBASAN, Albania, 1 October 2012- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, pledged support for destroying remaining surplus ammunition during a visit to the Mjekes military factory in Elbasan in central Albania today...
Forum on humanitarian protection in cross-border emergencies held at OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 1 October 2012
An international forum on border management in humanitarian emergencies was held at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe from 24 to 28 September 2012. It was co-organized with the Tokyo-based UNHCR Regional Centre for Emergency Management...
OSCE Chairperson addresses UN General Assembly
Publishing date: 28 September 2012
UNITED NATIONS, 28 September 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, emphasized the importance of human rights in promoting peace and security in his address to the UN General Assembly today...