News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
First meeting of OSCE-supported body on improving investment climate took place in Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley
Publishing date: 16 September 2013
The first assembly of the Rasht Valley Consultative Council for improvement of investment climate was held on 13 September 2013 in the town of Darband in Nurobad district east of Dushanbe...
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains police officers on new approaches to fighting drug abuse
Publishing date: 16 September 2013
From 16 to 19 September 2013 the OSCE Mission to Skopje is holding a workshop for police officers to promote the latest techniques in fighting illegal drug abuse. The workshop will focus on raising public awareness of the dangers of illegal drug use emphasizing consequences of drug addiction...
OSCE organizes national cycle ride in Tashkent to promote environmental sustainability
Publishing date: 15 September 2013
TASHKENT, 15 September 2013 –The OSCE Project Co-ordinator and the non-governmental organization Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan ran today a national cycle event in the streets of Tashkent, to promote environmental, social and economic sustainability...
Criminal prosecution of journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina endangers right to free expression, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 13 September 2013
VIENNA, 13 September 2013 – Today’s news that a court has confirmed a criminal indictment by a group of journalists against other journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina is deeply alarming and embarrassing, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović said today...
Ahead of International Day of Democracy, OSCE/ODIHR Director calls for protection of human rights defenders
Publishing date: 13 September 2013
WARSAW, 13 September 2013 – Ahead of Sunday’s International Day of Democracy, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on participating States to ensure the protection of human rights defenders...
First training for women in border security held at OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 13 September 2013
DUSHANBE, 14 September 2013 –The first ever training course for women leaders concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Mission Head strongly condemns attack on political figure’s family members in northern Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 September 2013
BRUSSELS, 13 September 2013 – Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger has spoken out against yesterday’s attack on family members of Oliver Ivanović, a political figure from northern Mitrovicë/Mitrovica who has been active in the run-up to the local elections in Kosovo...