News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
New Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro commences his duties
Publishing date: 3 December 2012
PODGORICA, 3 December 2012 – Ambassador Lubomir Kopaj of Slovakia today commenced his assignment as the new Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...
Head of OSCE Centre in Astana meets regional authorities and civil society in South Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 December 2012
From 30 November to 1 December 2012, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, Ambassador Natalya Zarudna, and the Centre staff visited the South Kazakhstan Region and its capital, Shymkent...
Participants in talks on Transdniestrian settlement review 2012 progress
Publishing date: 30 November 2012
DUBLIN, 30 November 2012 – The latest round of talks on the Transdniestrian settlement concluded today in Dublin. During the three-day meeting, the participants reviewed progress achieved this year under the Irish OSCE Chairmanship...
Diplomats discuss quiet and preventive diplomacy at OSCE-supported course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 30 November 2012
Young diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan discussed quiet and preventive diplomacy mechanisms at an OSCE-supported course that ended in Ashgabat on 30 November 2012...
OSCE Special Representative encourages Portugal to continue its anti-trafficking efforts
Publishing date: 30 November 2012
LISBON, 30 November 2012- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at the close of her visit to Portugal today, praised the government for giving priority to the fight against human trafficking...
Students discuss international human rights protection at OSCE-supported course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 30 November 2012
ASHGABAT, 30 November 2012 – Forty senior students of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan attended an OSCE-supported course on the international protection of human rights that concluded in Ashgabat today...
Afghan and Tajik border guards complete patrol management course
Publishing date: 30 November 2012
DUSHANBE, 30 November 2012 – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed today a second joint border patrol course for Afghan and Tajik border officers as part of a series of training courses to enhance the capacity of Tajik border troops and Afghan border police to detect and interdict illegal cross-border movement...