News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-organized conference focuses on Ukraine's handling of election-related recommendations
Publishing date: 16 February 2009
KYIV, 16 February 2009- An international conference held by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine today discussed how to improve the election process ahead of the next presidential elections...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan holds training courses on theory and international standards of human rights
Publishing date: 16 February 2009
TASHKENT, 16 February 2009- A series of training courses on human rights, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, began today in Tashkent...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo appeals for full integration of the Ashkali community
Publishing date: 14 February 2009
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 14 February 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, today called for the full integration of the Ashkali community into Kosovo society in a statement released ahead of 15 February, designated...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys election observation mission to Skopje
Publishing date: 13 February 2009
SKOPJE, 13 February 2009- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today deployed an election observation mission to Skopje for the country's 22 March presidential and municipal elections...
OSCE Moldova Mission to monitor youth organization's court case against Tiraspol city administration
Publishing date: 13 February 2009
TIRASPOL, 13 February 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Philip Remler, said today that at the request of Transnistrian youth organization Proryv!, the Mission will monitor its court case against the Tiraspol city administration...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo regrets failure of Assembly to appoint Ombudsperson
Publishing date: 12 February 2009
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 12 February 2009- The head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, said he regretted that the Assembly of Kosovo failed again today to appoint an Ombudsperson...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes decision to extend mandate of Georgia monitors
Publishing date: 12 February 2009
VIENNA, 12 February 2009- The 56 OSCE participating States agreed today to extend until 30 June the presence of the Organization's unarmed military monitoring officers in Georgia...