News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VIENNA, 29 April 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 29 April. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Morocco
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VILNIUS, 29 April 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, condemned yesterday’s attack in Marrakesh and expressed his condolences following series of explosions that killed and injured several people...
Protecting workers' rights can prevent human trafficking, says OSCE Special Representative ahead of International Labour Day
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VIENNA, 29 April 2011 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, stressed today that promotion of decent work and protection of workers' rights, including freedom of assembly and association, can help prevent and combat trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation...
OSCE Community Security Initiative experts discuss confidence-building in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 April 2011
On 27-28 April, two senior managers of the OSCE’s Community Security Initiative (CSI) working in southern Kyrgyzstan participated in a round table discussion in the city of Uzgen on the role of young people in promoting stability in the Republic...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over possible closure of two independent newspapers in Belarus
Publishing date: 28 April 2011
VIENNA, 28 April 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed alarm today over the lawsuits filed by the Belarusian Information Ministry aimed at shutting down Nasha Niva and Narodnaya Volya, two of the country’s largest independent publications...
OSCE trains local self-government officials in southern Kyrgyzstan on good governance and conflict management
Publishing date: 28 April 2011
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 28 April 2011- A two-day OSCE-supported training seminar for the local self-government representatives from southern Kyrgyzstan started today in Osh...
Ambassador Gary D. Robbins meets President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik
Publishing date: 27 April 2011
SARAJEVO, 27 April 2011 – The Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Gary D. Robbins, met today with President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik in Banja Luka, where they discussed pressing issues and overall co-operation...