News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General, on visit to Georgia, emphasizes need to promote dialogue
Publishing date: 8 September 2010
TBILISI, 8 September 2010- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut today issued the following statement on his visit to Georgia and meetings with officials there:
OSCE/ODIHR Director encouraged by further improvement in co-operation with Russia
Publishing date: 8 September 2010
MOSCOW, 8 September 2010- Following talks today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other senior officials and parliamentarians, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, said...
OSCE Summit offers chance to renew key confidence- and security-building commitments, says Irish Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 8 September 2010
VIENNA, 8 September 2010- The forthcoming OSCE Summit in Astana in December offers a unique opportunity to renew key security and confidence-building commitments, including the landmark Vienna Document, said Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin today...
Hungarian media legislation severely contradicts international standards of media freedom, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 7 September 2010
VIENNA, 7 September 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, announced today that she has presented the Hungarian Government with an expert legal analysis of recently adopted laws and draft legislation...
OSCE/ODIHR opens limited observation mission for Latvia's parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 7 September 2010
RIGA, 7 September 2010- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened a limited observation mission to monitor the 2 October parliamentary elections in Latvia...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys mission to observe parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 September 2010
BISHKEK, 7 September 2010- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened its election observation mission for the 10 October parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek fosters local police dialogue with young people to tackle juvenile delinquency
Publishing date: 7 September 2010
BISHKEK, 7 September 2010- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, in co-operation with the Juvenile Affairs Unit of the Interior Ministry's Main Public Safety Department, started the new school year today with an information campaign in northern Chui province...