News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports development of journalism education in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 20 February 2014
ASHGABAT, 21 February 2014 – Innovative methods of teaching contemporary journalism were in focus of a two-day OSCE-organized seminar that concluded in Ashgabat today...
Media-related aspects of draft legislation focus of OSCE-supported parliamentary meeting in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 February 2014
ASTANA, 20 February 2014 – Media-related aspects of the draft criminal code and code on administrative offences were among the topics addressed today at an OSCE-supported expert meeting in the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of parliament of Kazakhstan...
World Day of Social Justice: “Fighting human trafficking means fighting poverty, unemployment and inequality”
Publishing date: 20 February 2014
VIENNA, 20 February 2014 – Leading officials from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) today marked the World Day of Social Justice by linking the struggle against human trafficking with eradicating poverty, promoting full employment and decent work, gender equality and access to justice...
UN refugee agency Head Guterres urges States to support displaced people
Publishing date: 20 February 2014
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres called on OSCE participating States on 20 February 2014 to provide massive international support to share the burden of the crisis in Syria...
Ukraine: Swiss OSCE Chair offers measures to end violence and resume political route out of crisis
Publishing date: 19 February 2014
BERN, 19 February 2014 – OSCE Chairmanship Switzerland urges the Ukrainian authorities to do their utmost to defuse the menacing situation in the country and proposes a set of measures in a bid to end violence and bring about the resumption of political talks...
OSCE PA President condemns ‘day of infamy’ in Ukraine, urges parliamentary action
Publishing date: 19 February 2014
COPENHAGEN, 19 February 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic today condemned the recent escalation of violence in Ukraine and reiterated his call for reliance on dialogue and parliamentary action to resolve the crisis...
OSCE/ODIHR trains Greek civil society network on combatting and reporting hate crimes
Publishing date: 19 February 2014
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) trained experts from Greek civil society on strategies for combatting and reporting hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents at a workshop in Athens on 18 and 19 February 2014.