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The new school year begins!
Publishing date: 2 September 2024
Statement of Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the beginning of the 2024/2025 school year
The OSCE Mission to Skopje Publishes Findings and Recommendations on Youth and Security in North Macedonia
Publishing date: 2 September 2024
Skopje, September 2024- The OSCE Mission to Skopje has published a comprehensive research on “Youth and Security: Perceptions, Views, and Challenges of Young People in North Macedonia," shedding light on the concerns, perceptions, challenges and expectations of the country’s youth in relation
Azerbaijan’s elections devoid of real competition amid diminishing respect for fundamental freedoms, but efficiently prepared: international observers
Publishing date: 2 September 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 2 September 2024 – Azerbaijan’s early parliamentary elections did not offer voters genuine political alternatives and took place within a legal framework overly restrictive of fundamental freedoms and the media, although they were efficiently prepared, international observers said in a statement today.
Media Freedom Representative Teresa Ribeiro calls for multi-stakeholder collaboration to foster Media Freedom Literacy in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 2 September 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 2 September 2024- In a new communiqué on Fostering Media Freedom Literacy (MFL) issued today, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro recommended that all OSCE participating States adopt a series of multi-stakeholder actions to create an environment that helps people recognize, access, and use different media, as well as understand the importance of a free media as an essential component of democracy and security.
Serbia local elections 2024: ODIHR election observation mission final report
Publishing date: 30 August 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Serbia’s 2024 local elections were well run and freedom of expression and assembly were respected, but the dominance of the ruling party as well as the fragmentation of the opposition reduced their competitiveness, and concerns remained about pressure on public sector employees and misuse of public
OSCE Special Representative lauds Finland's anti-trafficking structures, calls to enhance child victim identification and forced criminality response
Publishing date: 30 August 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
HELSINKI, 30 August 2024 – Dr. Kari Johnstone, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, concluded her five-day visit to Helsinki today. She praised Finland's active involvement in anti-trafficking efforts led by strong structures including a proactive National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator and an independent National Rapporteur.
ODIHR opens election observation mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 30 August 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 30 August 2024 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 6 October local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following an official invitation from the national authorities and a needs assessment mission conducted in May this year.