News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR deploys election expert team to follow new voting technologies in Norway
Publishing date: 27 June 2011
The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deployed an election expert team to Norway on 27 June 2011 to follow a pilot project on new voting technologies (NVT) that was put in place for the forthcoming 12 September municipal elections...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports parliament hearing on police reform
Publishing date: 27 June 2011
BISHKEK, 27 June 2011 – The draft Police Reform Concept for Kyrgyzstan 2011-2015 was debated during an OSCE-supported public hearing in the parliament today...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 27 June 2011
VIENNA, 27 June 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 27 June. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.
OSCE Chairperson stresses need for continued efforts towards the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Publishing date: 25 June 2011
VILNIUS, 25 June 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, stressed today the importance to continue the efforts towards reaching a comprehensive peace settlement on Nagorno-Karabakh, while commenting on yesterday’s meeting in Kazan of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev...
OSCE Centre supports Chon Kemin rural police station refurbishment
Publishing date: 24 June 2011
SHABDAN, Kyrgyzstan, 24 June 2011 – Today in the village of Shabdan in northern Kyrgyzstan a newly-refurbished rural police station for Chon Kemin district was opened. The OSCE Centre in Bishkek financed the refurbishment of the station and provided new equipment, including a police vehicle donated last year...
OSCE supports public hearing on Osh and Jalal-Abad housing development
Publishing date: 24 June 2011
The second and final part of a public hearing on the activities of the State Directorate for Reconstruction and Development of Osh and Jalal-Abad took place in Bishkek on 24 June 2011. The hearing examined the recent work of the State Directorate in providing housing. Interbilim, a non-governmental organization, presented a report based on its monitoring of the Department’s recent activity.
OSCE Mission promotes inclusion of disabled children
Publishing date: 24 June 2011
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo in co-operation with the Kosovo Centre for Public Safety, Education and Development (KCPSED) and the Parents Organization of Children with Disabilities in Kosovo (OPFAKOS), an non-governmental organization, organized a two-day ’Mini Olympic Games’ for children with disabilities in Vushtrri/Vučitrn, 18–19 June 2011...