News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission in Ukraine
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
KYIV, 11 June 2019 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the 21 July early parliamentary elections in Ukraine. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the country’s authorities...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 11 June 2019
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...
OSCE trains staff of Montenegrin local public broadcasters on project writing skills
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
The staff of local public broadcasters enhanced their project writing skills to help them better respond to various calls for project proposals during a two-day training course organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 6 and 7 June 2019 in Podgorica...
OSCE works to enlarge number of trained specialists counselling victims of domestic violence in all regions of Moldova
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
Forty psychologists and social workers from NGOs and shelters specialized in counselling victims of domestic violence participated in two OSCE-supported workshops in Tiraspol from 3 to 5 June and in Ribnita from 6 to 8 June 2019. They learned about best practices in assisting women in managing trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder...
OSCE Presence in Albania opens exhibition in Tirana featuring artworks by local fine arts students on topic of corruption
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
An exhibition with students’ artworks on the topic of corruption opened at Jordan Misja Fine Arts School in Tirana on 10 June 2019. The exhibition showcased 30 of the best works out of 70 that the school’s students created as part of a competition organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania. Through this exhibition, the Presence aims to raise awareness of the topic of corruption by fostering discussion and reflection among the students and the public...
OSCE concludes training seminars on legal regulation of media on the internet in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
An OSCE-supported seminar on the mechanisms for the legal regulation and digital security of media on the internet took place on 10 June 2019 in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. The event was co-organized with the NGO Legal Media Centre
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák on developments in Albania
Publishing date: 10 June 2019
Bratislava/Nicosia, 10 June 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák expressed his concern today regarding the latest developments in Albania, which may deepen the political crisis further and bring the functioning of the state institutions to a standstill.