News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE launches project to secure munitions sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina, signs co-operation agreement with Council of Ministers
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
SARAJEVO, 9 October 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launched a project to enhance security of ammunition and weapons storage sites, under a new Co-operation agreement signed today in Sarajevo by the Head of OSCE Mission, Fletcher M. Burton, and Zekerijah Osmic, Defence Minister of BiH on behalf of the BiH Council of Ministers...
Mongolia’s gender equality law largely in line with OSCE commitments, though certain aspects could benefit from review, says ODIHR opinion
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Mongolia’s law on promoting gender equality largely complies with international human rights standards and OSCE commitments, but certain aspects of the legislation could benefit from further clarification and review, concludes a legal opinion prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
New trends and challenges in trial monitoring examined at ODIHR annual meeting in Warsaw
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Recent trends and challenges in the monitoring of trials were the focus of a meeting that brought together representatives of civil society and OSCE field missions at the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 7 and 8 October 2013...
OSCE Centre supports discussion on implementation of Aarhus Convention in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
ASTANA, 9 October 2013 – More than 30 experts from government institutions, judiciary, academia and civil society organizations took part in an OSCE-supported roundtable meeting on regulatory aspects of the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Kazakhstan that took place today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo head encourages women to vote
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
Four years of OSCE work to enhance women’s participation in local decision-making were marked at a conference in Prishtinë/Priština on 9 October 2013...
Challenges linked to Afghanistan after 2014 in focus of OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
VIENNA, 9 October 2013 – Challenges to security and stability of Afghanistan, its neighbours and larger region after 2014, and how the international community, including the OSCE, can bolster support to the Afghanistan transition process, was the theme of today’s joint meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council in Vienna...
OSCE and UNDP expand co-operation in security and development
Publishing date: 9 October 2013
OSCE and UNDP signed a memorandum of understanding to increase their level of cooperation on the issues of security and cooperation