News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General discusses OSCE agenda with high-level officials
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier held a series of high-level meetings on 1 July 2013 in Vienna...
OSCE supports public participation in flood management practices in Serbia
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
On 27 and 28 June 2013, in partnership with Serbia’s Government Office for Civil Society Co-operation, the OSCE Mission to Serbia organized a seminar for 20 human rights...
MPs debating, amending committee resolutions
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
ISTANBUL, 1 July 2013- In the first full day of committee activity, rapporteurs delivered reports covering the three OSCE dimensions of security and presented their resolutions for debate. With more than 100 amendments pending in the three general committees, the members have full agendas to finalize resolution texts before moving on to supplementary items.
Resolution on economic and environmental dimension of OSCE Helsinki +40 process adopted in Istanbul
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
ISTANBUL, 1 July 2013 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s economic and environmental committee adopted a resolution today at its Istanbul Annual Session calling for binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions, new fees to make short-term stock speculation more expensive, and the utilization of green growth initiatives as an alternative to economic austerity.
Committee passes human rights resolution with focus on free expression, political prisoners
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
ISTANBUL, 1 July 2013 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions today passed a resolution calling for government action to uphold freedom of expression, whether it is on the streets or on the Internet.
Officers elected to economic and environmental committee
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
ISTANBUL, 1 July 2013- The Second General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment Monday elected its new committee leadership, promoting Roza Aknazarova (Kyrgyzstan) to the position of chair.
Security committee highlights need for military transparency, continued work on Afghanistan
Publishing date: 1 July 2013
ISTANBUL, 1 July 2013 — The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's political and security committee today passed a resolution to increase military transparency and strengthen international agreements on arms control.