News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine based on information received until 9 July 2014, 18:00 (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
The situation in the central-southern part of the Luhansk region and the central part of the Donetsk region remained volatile. Other parts of the country remained calm...
Model OSCE: Second round of negotiations took place in Belgrade
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
One priority of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship is to strengthen the voice of young people and enhance their involvement within OSCE structures. To achieve this goal, the Swiss Chairmanship is organizing a Model OSCE series in which 57 young men and women from the OSCE participating States were invited to take part...
OSCE and States need to take further action to make gender equality a reality
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
VIENNA, 10 July 2014 – The OSCE and participating States have made commendable advances in making gender equality a reality since the adoption of an action plan ten years ago, but new initiatives are needed in areas where progress has been lacking, said participants of the OSCE’s first Gender Equality Review Conference, today in Vienna...
Following floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE-supported event focuses on ways to improve disaster management
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
SARAJEVO, 10 July 2014 – Roles and activities of various actors in relief operations during the floods that struck Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2014 were analyzed at a roundtable event held today by the Council of Ministers’ Inter-ministerial Working Group on Security Policy and the BiH Coordination Body for Protection and Rescue, with the support of the OSCE Mission to BiH...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about blocking of news website in Mongolia
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
VIENNA, 10 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the blocking of the news website Amjilt.com in Mongolia...
Ukraine in focus in OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities’ second statement to Permanent Council
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
In her second statement to the Permanent Council on 10 July 2014, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors focused on aspects of the crisis in Ukraine related to her mandate...
OSCE co-operation model will build better future, Dutch Foreign Minister tells OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
VIENNA, 10 July 2014- Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans today stressed his strong belief that the OSCE can lead the way in conflict resolution after showing its worth in the Ukraine crisis...