News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Germany’s Foreign Minister Steinmeier welcomes resumption of negotiations on the Transdniestria conflict
Publishing date: 2 June 2016
BERLIN, 2 June 2016- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today welcomed the resumption of negotiations on the Transdniestria conflict from 2 to 3 June 2016 in the guesthouse of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, Villa Borsig, in Berlin...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 31 May 2016
Publishing date: 1 June 2016
The SMM observed a high number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region, although fewer than on the previous day. In Luhansk region, the Mission observed more ceasefire violations- all overnight – than on the previous day. The SMM followed up on reports of shelling and shooting in Yasne and Stanytsia Luhanska. The Mission continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons, and noted armoured combat vehicles in the security zone. In Lviv, the SMM monitored protests in front of the regional council. The Mission’s freedom of movement was restricted several times, both in areas controlled and not controlled by the Government...
The sides should make more effort to protect children, OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine emphasizes on Children’s Day
Publishing date: 1 June 2016
KYIV, 1 June 2016- Today, on the International Day for Protection of Children, Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) called upon the sides to do their utmost to bring normality to children’s lives in Ukraine...
OSCE/ODIHR announces funding for civil society projects in Ukraine
Publishing date: 1 June 2016
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) announced on 1 June 2016 the funding of five civil society projects in Ukraine aimed at increasing awareness of hate crime in society.
OSCE trains Afghan border police officers and Tajik border troops on patrolling, leadership and operational planning
Publishing date: 1 June 2016
DUSHANBE, 1 June 2016 – Two training courses- a four-week course organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan for 19 Afghan border police officers on patrolling and leadership, and a three-week joint operational planning course for ten Tajik border troops and ten Afghan border police officers- concluded today in Dushanbe...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports charity event for children with disabilities to mark International Children’s Day
Publishing date: 1 June 2016
To mark International Children’s Day on 1 June 2016, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan supported charity events for children with disabilities in Dushanbe and the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO)...
Shutdown of public broadcaster in Bosnia and Herzegovina neither a solution nor an option, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 31 May 2016
VIENNA, 31 May 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today repeated her urgent call on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) regarding the country’s public broadcasting system, following a decision by the Steering Board of the BiH Radio and Television (BHRT) to suspend all programmes as of 30 June 2016...