News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Statement of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on rise of extremism and attack on Efthymiou
Publishing date: 23 April 2012
COPENHAGEN, 23 April 2012 – Citizens and leaders should denounce the rise in extremist political parties in the wake of recent physical attacks in Athens, leaders of the 56-country Organization for Security and Co-operation Parliamentary Assembly said today...
Head of OSCE Centre meets authorities, opens anti-human trafficking event in western Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 April 2012
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 23 April 2012- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, in Aktau on Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea coast today, met with local authorities and civil society representatives and opened a workshop on preventing human trafficking among vulnerable groups in Kazakhstan’s regions...
Greater efforts needed to tackle corruption, say participants at OSCE Dublin meeting
Publishing date: 23 April 2012
DUBLIN, 23 April 2012 – Participants at an OSCE meeting in Dublin today called on governments in the 56 OSCE countries to strengthen their efforts to combat corruption and ensure greater transparency in their states...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator assists police in combating gender-based violence in Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 April 2012
LVIV, Ukraine, 23 April 2012 – Law enforcement efforts in combating gender-based violence is the topic of a roundtable discussion jointly organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior that started today in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv...
OSCE Centre organizes national seminar on implementation of universal anti-terrorism instruments
Publishing date: 23 April 2012
BISHKEK, 23 April 2012 – An OSCE-supported seminar to assist the Kyrgyz authorities in improving national legislation on combating terrorism was held in Bishkek today...
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visits Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 April 2012
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier will pay visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 23 to 24 April 2012 on the occasion of the International Donors' Conference "Durable solutions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons" taking place on April 24 in Sarajevo...
Discussion on challenges for women in sports took place in Vienna
Publishing date: 20 April 2012
An OSCE-initiated discussion on the topic “Women in Sport – Towards Enhancing Equality” aimed at raising awareness on challenges that exist for women in sports and highlighting the commitment of the OSCE to promote gender equality, took place in Vienna on 20 April 2012...