News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe parliamentary elections in Serbia
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
BELGRADE, 4 April 2012 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened a limited election observation mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Serbia on 6 May...
OSCE Special Representative for the Transdniestrian conflict settlement process on visit to Moldova
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
Ambassador Erwan Fouéré, the Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office for the Trandniestrian conflict settlement process, is visiting Tiraspol and Chisinau on 4 and 5 April 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Kazakhstan's early parliamentary elections recommends measures to better comply with fundamental principles for democratic elections
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
The final report by ODIHR on Kazakhstan’s early parliamentary elections on 15 January 2012 concludes that they did not meet OSCE commitments or international standards, and offers a number of recommendations to bring the conduct of elections in line with fundamental principles for democratic elections...
OSCE Office trains youth on public relations and political campaigning
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
BAKU, 5 April 2012- A four-day training course on public relations and political campaigning organized by the OSCE Office in Baku for young political activists started today in Baku...
OSCE Centre promotes public participation in environmental governance in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
ATYRAU, Kazakhstan, 4 April 2012 – Promoting the Aarhus Convention with a special focus on public participation in water and environmental programmes in western Kazakhstan was the topic of a roundtable discussion held in Atyrau today...
OSCE Secretary General, in Jeddah, calls for co-operation with OIC on Afghanistan, anti-terrorism, elections, mediation
Publishing date: 3 April 2012
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, 3 April 2012 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier emphasized today in Jeddah the importance of increased dialogue between the OSCE and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address key security issues...
OSCE/ODIHR Director highlights vital role of domestic election observers at launch of declaration at UN
Publishing date: 3 April 2012
UNITED NATIONS, 3 April 2012 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the ODIHR Director, today welcomed the launch of the Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring by Citizen Organizations at a ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York...