News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Efficient fishery in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea area focus of OSCE event
Publishing date: 9 December 2013
A conference on efficient management of fish resources and biodiversity conservation as part of the ‘green growth’ approach in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Basin Area took place from 4 to 6 December 2013 in Kyzylorda in southern Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre helps police fight cybercrime in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 December 2013
An OSCE-supported three-day training seminar for law enforcement officers on countering cybercrime began in Astana on 3 December 2013...
OSCE facilitates police reform in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 9 December 2013
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan facilitated a three-day expert operational meeting from 27 to 29 November 2013 aimed at aligning the Police Reform Programme and Action Plan with the National Police Reform Strategy of Tajikistan...
Protracted conflicts, human dimension issues, transnational threats and OSCE future perspectives amongst decisions at Kyiv Ministerial Meeting
Publishing date: 6 December 2013
KYIV, 6 December 2013 – A commitment to address protracted conflicts, stronger OSCE work on energy and environment, increased efforts to address transnational threats, human dimension agreements on religious freedom and Roma, and a reaffirmation of the Helsinki +40 process to map the OSCE’s future path were amongst the results of the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council that concluded in Kyiv today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje facilitates dialogue between municipal councillors
Publishing date: 6 December 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje has organized a number of training sessions over the last two months for municipal councillors in ethnically mixed municipalities in an effort to facilitate dialogue between different ethnic groups. The last in this series of trainings started on 6 December 2013 in Struga...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports international campaign against gender violence
Publishing date: 6 December 2013
To raise awareness about gender violence and to demonstrate solidarity with its victims, the OSCE Mission to Skopje supports an essay competition at the law faculty of the European University in Skopje today, 6 December 2013.
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President’s statement on the passing of Nelson Mandela
Publishing date: 6 December 2013
KYIV, 6 December 2013 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ranko Krivokapic issued the following statement today on the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela: