News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE facilitated participation of the State Election Commission of Montenegro at the 28th Association of European Election Officials conference
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
With the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the State Election Commission representatives attended the 28th Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO) conference, on “Judicial Protection of Electoral Rights and Transparency of Elections” in Ljubljana from 24 to 26 September 2019...
OSCE supports regional training seminar on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Central Asia
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
Advancing legal expertise on climate change adaptation and mitigation to foster environmentally sound practices is the focus of an annual three-day training seminar taking place from 26 to 28 September 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Freedom of expression and hate speech prevention on the Internet in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-organized training course for journalists
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
An OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan-supported seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and policies to counter hate speech on the Internet took place on 27 September 2019 in Semey, Kazakhstan. It was co-organized with the NGO “Legal Media Centre”...
Promoting women empowerment in socio-political and economic spheres in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
From 26 to 27 September 2019, the OSCE Programme Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) is conducting a round-table discussion on the advancement of women's participation in politics and business, investing in women's professional development and leadership skills. The event is jointly organized with the Committee on Gender Issues of Uzbekistan’s Senate of the Oliy Majlis (the upper house of the parliament)...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 228/2019 issued on 26 September 2019
Publishing date: 26 September 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number in Luhansk region. The SMM followed up on injuries sustained by a woman due to shelling in Roza. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw
OSCE PA President Tsereteli appoints Miladinovic as new Special Rapporteur on Digital Agenda
Publishing date: 26 September 2019
COPENHAGEN, 26 September 2019 – In order to better address relevant challenges linked to digitalization in the OSCE area, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (Georgia) has appointed Stefana Miladinovic (Serbia) as the Assembly’s Special Rapporteur on Digital Agenda...
ODIHR event explores ways to address racism, intolerance and violence against Roma and Sinti
Publishing date: 26 September 2019
Ongoing racism, intolerance and hate-motivated violence against Roma and Sinti and the negative impact these have on their inclusion in society, as well as good practices in addressing these issues, were the topics of an event in Warsaw on 26 September 2019. It was organized by the OSCE Office for