News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission, UNHCR establish working group on Roma issues
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
BELGRADE, 3 May 2006- The OSCE Mission and the UNHCR Representation to Serbia and Montenegro held the first meeting yesterday of the Interagency Working Group on Roma in Serbia...
OSCE Mission condemns property rights-related violence
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
PRISTINA, 3 May 2006- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jens Modvig, today strongly condemned recent violent incidents linked to property disputes...
OSCE Centre supports conference on tourism in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 3 May 2006
ASHGABAD, 3 May 2006- Current and future challenges facing the tourism industry in Turkmenistan are the focus of a two-day conference that began today in Ashgabad. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad and...
To mark World Press Freedom Day, international organizations urge governments to combat violence against journalists
Publishing date: 2 May 2006
VIENNA, 2 May 2006- On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, the media freedom watchdogs of four of the world's leading international organizations have urged governments not to let violence against media personnel go unpunished...
Marking World Press Freedom Day, international organizations call for protection of freedom of expression in Serbia
Publishing date: 2 May 2006
BELGRADE, 2 May 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, the Council of Europe, the European Commission Delegation and the UN Office of the Resident Coordinator issued the following joint statement today...
Gender training course supported by OSCE ends in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
TASHKENT, 28 April 2006- A five-day gender training course for participants from Uzbekistan's Ombudsman institution, the Women's Committee and other Uzbek women's organizations ended today in Tashkent...
OSCE and International Association of Public Transport to host Urban Transport Security workshop
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
VIENNA, 28 April 2006- Recent terrorist attacks on the metros, trains and buses of London, Madrid and Moscow have demonstrated the vulnerability of urban and regional public transport systems. They also highlighted the fact that though terrorism is...