News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission, UNHCR welcome Croatia's extension of housing care deadline
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
ZAGREB, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Mission and UNHCR Representation in Croatia welcome yesterday's decision by the Government to extend the deadline for applications for the Housing Care Programme for former holders of occupancy/tenancy rights who...
OSCE anti-terrorism unit organizes regional travel document workshop in Sofia
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
SOFIA, 1 July 2005- International standards in travel document handling and ways to improve existing practices in the region were the focus of an OSCE-organized workshop held in Sofia on 29 and 30 June...
OSCE Presence and CoE Office in Tirana note measures to better verify voters' identity and deter fraudulent use of birth certificates in Albanian Elections
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
TIRANA, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Presence and the Office of the Council of Europe in Albania have taken a positive note of the decision by the Albanian Central Election Commission to require additional documentation...
OSCE Chairman discusses Central Asia and Kosovo with U.S. Secretary of State
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
WASHINGTON, 1 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, expressed concern about the situation in Uzbekistan and the plight of Uzbek refugees in Kyrgyzstan during talks with the U.S. Secretary of State...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe helps open first shelter for women in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
DUSHANBE, 1 July 2005- Providing refuge for victims of domestic violence, trafficking and other forms of abuse is the aim of the first shelter for women in Tajikistan, which was opened by the OSCE Field Office in Khujand today...
OSCE-supported inter-ethnic dialogue and resource Centre opens in Kosovo
Publishing date: 30 June 2005
MITROVICE/MITROVICA, 30 June 2005- Ambassador Werner Wnendt, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today inaugurated the Inter-ethnic Dialogue and Resource Centre in Mitrovice/Mitrovica. "The opening of this Centre shows...
OSCE countries examine reform recommendations of Panel of Eminent Persons
Publishing date: 30 June 2005
VIENNA, 30 June 2005- The 55 OSCE States today began consideration of a report on improving the effectiveness of the Organization submitted by a Panel of Eminent Persons appointed by the Slovenian Chairmanship. The 32-page report...