News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
More synergies through stronger co-operation, Armenian Foreign Minister says at OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
VIENNA, 6 June 2013 – While the mandates and composition of OSCE and Council of Europe are different, co-operation can give political impetus and create synergies on the ground, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in a speech to the representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States today. In May, Armenia took over the six-month long chairmanship of the Council of Europe...
OSCE announces winners of environmental reporting competition in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
SARAJEVO, 6 June 2013 – As part of the observance of World Environment Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina honoured the five winners of a competition for journalists reporting on environmental issues in Sarajevo yesterday...
Preventing terrorist use of explosives and chemicals discussed at OSCE meeting in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held on 5 June 2013 a roundtable meeting in Sarajevo on the implementation of preventive aspects of the International Terrorist Bombings Convention...
UN Resolution on Women, Peace and Security discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Montenegro
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The co-operation between state and non-state actors in implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the topic of an OSCE-supported conference held in Podgorica on 4 June 2013...
Police educators in Armenia trained with OSCE support
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
YEREVAN, 5 June 2013 – Participants of a two-month police teacher-training course provided with the OSCE support were awarded certificates today at a graduation ceremony in Yerevan...
OSCE representative welcomes enhanced media freedom dialogue with Belarus, urges improvements
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
MINSK, 5 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today at the end of a three-day official visit to Belarus the readiness of the authorities to intensify dialogue and co-operation with her office on much needed improvement of the media freedom situation...
On Child Protection Day, OSCE in Ukraine helps raise kids’ awareness of their rights
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine joined the country’s Justice Ministry and the Co-ordination Council of Young Lawyers of Ukraine in an award ceremony for the winners of a children drawing contest on human rights. The award ceremony took place on 1 June 2013 to mark the International Day of the Protection of Children...