News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje staff member awarded for contribution in advancing Roma issues
Publishing date: 11 April 2008
SKOPJE, 11 April 2008- Ramadan Berat of the OSCE Mission to Skopje received today an award for his work in improving the situation of the Roma community in the society...
OSCE Field Office supports gender analysis training for Osh City Council deputies
Publishing date: 10 April 2008
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 10 April 2008- Introducing the deputies of the City Council of Osh to gender analyses methods was the aim of a training workshop organized by the Field Office in Osh of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek today...
Slovakia's new Press Act curbs editorial freedom, grants politicians unlimited right of reply, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 April 2008
VIENNA, 10 April 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that he regretted the Slovak Parliament's decision to adopt a controversial Press Act that goes against the country's international commitments...
Cyber threat on the rise as terrorists recruit computer specialists, says OSCE expert
Publishing date: 10 April 2008
GARMISCH, Germany, 10 April 2008- Terrorist use of the Internet is on the rise, and terrorist organizations may employ cyber attacks alongside attacking physical targets, the head of the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit warned today...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys mission to observe parliamentary elections in Georgia
Publishing date: 10 April 2008
WARSAW/TBILISI, 10 April 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights opened an election observation mission today to monitor the Georgian parliamentary elections scheduled for 21 May 2008...
New OSCE Chairman urges solution of region's frozen conflicts, outlines other priorities for rest of year
Publishing date: 10 April 2008
VIENNA, 10 April 2008- The OSCE needs to focus on the issues where it can make a real difference, including solving the region's frozen conflicts, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, told the Permanent Council today...
National workshop in Baku focuses on environment and security in South Caucasus region
Publishing date: 10 April 2008
BAKU, 10 April 2008- Representatives from government ministries and civil society organizations will explore the importance of integrating environment and security considerations into national policy and planning at a national workshop in Baku today...