News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 10 June (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 11 June 2014
The situation in Ukraine was calm, except parts of Donbas where tensions remained. Donetsk city remained quiet. ‘The SMM has not reestablished communication with the four monitors from the Donetsk team and four monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively...
OSCE Presence in Albania supports women’s political and public participation ahead of 2015 local elections
Publishing date: 11 June 2014
The first of a series of forums aimed at increasing women’s participation in political and public life took place on 11 June 2014 in Tirana. The nine vertical and 18 horizontal forums – part of a one-year project of the OSCE Presence in Albania – will bring together women that already hold public or political posts as well as those aspiring to enter political life...
Confidence building between Transdniestria and Moldova discussed at OSCE conference in Germany
Publishing date: 11 June 2014
FREISING, Germany, 11 June 2014 – A two-day conference on strengthening confidence-building measures between Transdniestria and Moldova concluded today in Freising in southern Germany. The conference is organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova with the support of the German government...
OSCE media representative urges Tajikistan to restore access to YouTube after being blocked yet again
Publishing date: 11 June 2014
GENEVA, 11 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the authorities in Tajikistan to ensure its citizens’ unrestricted access to the Internet, following the blocking of access to YouTube by a majority of internet providers in the country...
OSCE supports seminar in Kazakhstan on public-private partnerships to counter terrorist use of explosives
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
ASTANA, 10 June 2014 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on countering terrorists’ use of explosives through better control over explosive materials took place today in Astana. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the Anti-Terrorism Centre of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Centre in Astana with support from the governments of Liechtenstein and Spain...
Latest news from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 9 June (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
The situation in Ukraine was calm, except in parts of Donbas where tensions remained with no substantial changes since the previous reports. The SMM has not reestablished communication with the four monitors from the Donetsk team and four monitors from the Luhansk team with whom it lost contact on 26 May and 29 May respectively...
Political will the key to ensuring the protection of human rights defenders, say participants at OSCE conference in Bern
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
BERN, 10 June 2014 – Political will on the part of states and genuine partnership with civil society are necessary to ensure that human rights defenders can effectively play their vital role in ensuring and promoting respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law in the OSCE area, said participants at an OSCE conference in Bern today...