News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Young activists from Armenian regions trained on human rights and advocacy with OSCE support
Publishing date: 7 October 2013
Training for citizen journalists on human rights, social inclusion and advocacy tools was organized from 5 to 6 October 2013 in Tsaghkadzor in central Armenia by the Eurasia Partnership Foundation with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE, international organizations help provide potable water to people in south-west Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 October 2013
Thirty-five volunteers from Kaptarkhana village in Batken province in south-west Kyrgyzstan, including staff of the Mayor’s office and the State Water Agency, and representatives of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) got together on 5 October 2013 to work on the facilities for taking the water from the river and channelling it to the newly constructed potable water pipeline...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports police in preventing problems and crime in local communities
Publishing date: 7 October 2013
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Interior Minister officially launched on 7 October 2013 a Mission-supported project on the Regional Prevention Action Plan (RPAP) in Skopje. The project aims at supporting the police in designing prevention activities to address specific problems in local communities throughout the country...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack against Azerbaijani journalists
Publishing date: 4 October 2013
VIENNA, 4 October 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an attack on a group of journalists in Sabirabad region in central Azerbaijan and called on the authorities to carry out a swift investigation...
OSCE trains judges and prosecutors on implementation of Aarhus convention in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 4 October 2013
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded on 3 October 2013 a two-day train-ing course for judges and prosecutors on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention – a key UN document on access to environmental information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. Special focus during the course was on access to justice and related EU legislation...
Afghan border police and Tajik border guards complete OSCE Patrol Management and Analysis course
Publishing date: 4 October 2013
DUSHANBE, 4 October 2013 – Twelve Tajik border troops guards and twelve Afghan border police officers graduated today from a three-week Patrol Management and Analysis Course...
OSCE/ODIHR, in Skopje, presents recommendations from final election observation report
Publishing date: 4 October 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 2 to 4 October 2013 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission for the 24 March municipal elections...