News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE can bring 'added value' to dialogue on European security challenges, says Romanian foreign minister
Publishing date: 30 April 2009
VIENNA, 30 April 2009- The OSCE has a critical role to play in promoting democratization and building confidence to address regional challenges, Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu told the OSCE's Permanent Council today...
OSCE Special Representative says Organization's Georgia monitors are needed on both sides of administrative boundary line
Publishing date: 30 April 2009
VIENNA, 30 April 2009- OSCE unarmed military monitoring officers in Georgia need to be deployed on both sides of the administrative boundary line, the Chairperson-in-Office's Special Representative, Ambassador Charalampos Christopoulos, said today...
OSCE human rights office ready to support Kazakhstan's preparations for 2010 chairmanship
Publishing date: 29 April 2009
ASTANA, 29 April 2009- The OSCE's human rights office is ready to support Kazakhstan as it prepares for its 2010 OSCE Chairmanship, the director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, said today...
OSCE Mission recommends intercultural education and mainstreaming of curricula to promote integration in Kosovo
Publishing date: 29 April 2009
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 29 April 2009- Kosovo's schools need to do more to promote intercultural education and provide students from non-majority communities with opportunities to learn about their culture, found an OSCE Mission report presented today...
OSCE Office in Minsk promotes dialogue on European security
Publishing date: 29 April 2009
MINSK, 29 April 2009- A conference on "Trans-European Security Architecture, models and issues", initiated by the OSCE Office in Minsk, was held at the Belarusian State University's Faculty of International Relations today...
OSCE holds seminar for government officials, journalists in Kazakhstan to facilitate access to information
Publishing date: 28 April 2009
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 28 April 2009- A two-day OSCE training seminar aimed at fostering effective ties between government bodies and journalists and increasing access to official information started in Karaganda...
OSCE, SECI Centre present police manual on controlled delivery
Publishing date: 28 April 2009
VIENNA, 28 April 2009- The OSCE's Strategic Police Matters Unit and the SECI Centre presented a manual today that is aimed at helping to improve cross-border co-operation to combat trafficking of drugs and other illicit goods...