News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organizes Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 3 course for Central Asian specialists
Publishing date: 20 March 2023
Sixteen demining specialists from Central Asian countries completed a three-week regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal course (EOD level 3) on 17 March 2023 in Dushanbe. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized the event in co-operation with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the United States Army Central.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative denounces continued repression of media workers in Belarus, reiterates call for their immediate release
Publishing date: 17 March 2023
VIENNA, 17 March 2023 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, strongly condemned today the judgements in the cases against editor-in-chief Maryna Zolatava and director general Ludmila Chekina, of TUT.BY, one of the largest and most prominent Belarusian media portals.
OSCE supports Moldova in addressing security challenges
Publishing date: 17 March 2023
From 13 to 17 March, the OSCE conducted a five-day needs assessment visit to Moldova on the country’s law enforcement structures. This visit, in response to the security challenges in the region, took place in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Moldova.
Tajik rescuers complete the OSCE-EU organized training course on avalanche safety
Publishing date: 17 March 2023
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe completed a capacity-building training course on avalanche safety for 20 representatives of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence on 17 March 2023. The two-week course aimed at enhancing the rescuers’ skills and capacities in the area of search and rescue operations in an avalanche area as well as the recovery of victims after an avalanche in challenging winter conditions.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports establishment of Municipal Coordination Mechanism against Domestic Violence in Novo Brdo/Novobërdë
Publishing date: 16 March 2023
The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Michael Davenport, attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a Municipal Coordination Mechanism against Domestic Violence (MCMDV) in Novo Brdo/Novobërdë Municipality. Ambassador Davenport emphasized that the establishment
OSCE Presence hosts meeting with internationals, State Election Commissioner, ahead of 14 May local government elections in Albania
Publishing date: 15 March 2023
With less than two months from the local government elections of 14 May, Head of the OSCE Presence Ambassador Guido De Sanctis hosted today a meeting with the Heads of Missions of OSCE participating States and international organizations in Albania to exchange information and co-ordinate assistance
Support programme for cities to respond to challenges of integrating refugees and migrants launched in Poland
Publishing date: 15 March 2023
WARSAW, 15 March 2022 – With cities often at the forefront of responding to the challenges of integrating refugees and migrants, four major international organisations together with the Union of Polish Metropolises will tomorrow launch the Academy on the Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Polish Cities, a series of training courses that draw on their knowledge and expertise to assist city administrations.