News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office and Yerevan State University sign a co-operation agreement
Publishing date: 2 March 2012
The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin and Rector of the Yerevan State University, Aram Simonyan, signed on 2 March 2012 a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing a Sustainable Development Centre in the Yerevan State University...
Parole system in Armenia needs urgent reform, says OSCE-supported study
Publishing date: 2 March 2012
YEREVAN, 2 March 2012 – The results and recommendations of an OSCE-supported study on early conditional release system (parole) in Armenia were discussed today in Yerevan...
Taking the long-term view: why quiet diplomacy is needed in modern times
Publishing date: 1 March 2012
Quiet diplomacy has an important role in addressing the root causes of conflicts, stressed the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek in his address to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Session 2012 on 24 February 2012...
OSCE Mission to Skopje regrets loss of lives in Gostivar, calls for calm
Publishing date: 1 March 2012
SKOPJE, 1 March 2012- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Ralf Breth expressed today his regret over the loss of human lives in a tragic incident that took place on 28 February in Gostivar and conveyed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims...
OSCE Mission to Skopje expands school safety project
Publishing date: 1 March 2012
Starting in March 2012, the Police Development Department of the OSCE Mission to Skopje is helping to introduce the School Safety project in other municipalities in the country, after having successfully implemented the project in the municipality of Kumanovo...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes progress in Transdniestrian settlement talks
Publishing date: 29 February 2012
DUBLIN, 29 February 2012- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, welcomed the progress achieved in official 5+2 talks towards a Transdniestrian settlement that ended in Dublin today...
OSCE Special Representative meets Romanian authorities to further co-operation on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 29 February 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on a visit to Bucharest on 28 February 2012, met with high-level authorities, including the State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Alina Bica, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Administration and Interior, Joan Dascalu...