News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE holds workshops in Central Asian Region on civil-military relations
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
VIENNA, 13 May- A team of OSCE experts are in Central Asia this week to promote OSCE standards on civil-military relations, including democratic oversight of the armed forces. The experts are meeting government officials and senior military...
More efforts needed by OSCE states to increase participation of women in public and economic life
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
WARSAW, 13 May 2003- Participants of an international conference in Warsaw called on the OSCE and its participating States to reinforce efforts to ensure equal participation of women in public and economic life. The three-day meeting, which...
OSCE Mission welcomes agreement in southern Serbia municipality on composition of managing boards
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
BELGRADE, 13 May 2003- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed a hard-won agreement which outlines the allocation of directorships and the composition of managing boards in the multi-ethnic southern Serbia municipality of...
OSCE mission to organize peace and stability marathon between Skopje and Tetovo
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
SKOPJE, 13 May 2003- The annual "Blossom Run", a team relay race covering 42.2 kilometres from Tetovo to Skopje, will be held for the seventh time on Sunday, 18 May. Organized by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, the competition...
OSCE Mission to seek improvement of minorities situation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
PRISTINA, 13 May 2003- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, is next week starting a series of meetings with Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government to seek action on improving the situation of minorities in...
Roundtable spotlights forthcoming electoral processes in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
ALMATY, 13 May 2003- Political actors in Kazakhstan, meeting at a roundtable co-organized by the OSCE, view the current electoral calendar as a key part of the ongoing process for strengthening democratic institutions in the country. Members of...
OSCE Office to host roundtable in Ukraine on converting former military bases for civilian use
Publishing date: 13 May 2003
KYIV, 13 May 2003- Converting former military bases for civilian uses in Ukraine will be the focus of an international roundtable starting in the capital, Kyiv, tomorrow. Some 70 experts will discuss economic, social and environmental aspects of...