News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson, in meetings with Uzbekistan’s leadership, stresses need for greater co-operation for regional security
Publishing date: 1 June 2011
TASHKENT, 1 June 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in meetings in Uzbekistan today emphasized the importance of greater co-operation to enhance security in Central Asia and the OSCE region as a whole...
Solutions to toxic pollutants discussed at OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 1 June 2011
The OSCE Office in Yerevan supported an international conference to discuss solutions to environmental threats. The conference took place on 31 May 2011 in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
OSCE Centre in Bishkek on International Children’s Day supports sports and arts event for young people
Publishing date: 1 June 2011
KARAKOL, Kyrgyzstan, 1 June 2011- A one-day sports and art event initiated by Issyk-Kul Juvenile Delinquency Inspectorate with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek started today in the city of Karakol in northern Kyrgyzstan...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 1 June 2011
VIENNA, 1 June 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 1 June. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States:
OSCE media freedom representative and other free speech rapporteurs call upon governments to keep the Internet free
Publishing date: 31 May 2011
BUDAPEST, 1 June 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that in the 21st century access to the Internet is the foundation for pluralism and free media, and there can be no justification for government regulations to impede Internet access...
OSCE Office donates medical equipment to Yerevan children’s hospital
Publishing date: 31 May 2011
YEREVAN, 31 May 2011 – On the occasion of International Children’s Day on 1 June the OSCE Office in Yerevan today donated medical equipment to Yerevan State Medical University’s Mouratsan Hospital, which specializes in treating children with haematological problems...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 31 May 2011
VIENNA, 31 May 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 31 May. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States: