News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains diplomatic personnel to identify, assist and protect victims of human trafficking
Publishing date: 19 September 2013
TASHKENT, 19 September 2013- A two-day training course for diplomatic and consular staff of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry started in Tashkent today focusing on quick and accurate identification of human trafficking victims...
OSCE Secretary General to address Yalta conference on future shocks to global security – good and bad
Publishing date: 19 September 2013
Are we ready to deal with potential future shocks such as terrorism, cybercrime, drugs, human trafficking, increased migration and climate change? And how can regional organizations contribute? This is the key question for a panel discussion at the Yalta Annual Meeting in Crimea, Ukraine, on 20 September 2013, in which OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier will take part...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Mongolia’s presidential election recommends improvements to legal framework
Publishing date: 18 September 2013
Mongolia’s presidential election on 26 June 2013 was characterized by a competitive campaign and respect for fundamental freedoms, but further efforts are required to address gaps and inconsistencies in the legal framework, concludes the final report by election observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
Special Representative for Combating Human Trafficking addresses U.S. Helsinki Commission, calls for enhanced legal response in OSCE region
Publishing date: 18 September 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, cautioned that more must be done to enforce existing laws against human trafficking across the OSCE region in her testimony before the U.S. Helsinki Commission on 17 September 2013...
OSCE supports expert debate on election legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 18 September 2013
SARAJEVO, 18 September 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Constitutional and Legal Committees of BiH Parliament, supported an expert debate on the electoral legislation with focus on election administration, candidate lists and mandates, in Sarajevo today...
Meeting new government in Albania, OSCE media freedom representative urges reform of public broadcaster
Publishing date: 18 September 2013
TIRANA, 18 September 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today stressed the need to reform the public broadcaster and ensure independence of the broadcast regulator in Albania. During a two-day official visit, she also urged the new government to fully decriminalize defamation, ensure access to information and move forward on digitalization of the broadcast media...
Role of religious leaders important in fostering respect and understanding between different communities in Kosovo, OSCE conference participants say
Publishing date: 17 September 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 17 September 2013 – Leaders and members of Islamic, Serbian Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant Evangelic, and Jewish communities met today at an OSCE-organized Inter-faith Dialogue Conference in Prishtinë/Priština to discuss common issues affecting religious communities in Kosovo...