News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative Sajdik and Chief Monitor Apakan call for restraint and full adherence to ceasefire amid upsurge in violence
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
KYIV, 12 April 2018 – A recent upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine threatens the lives and wellbeing of the civilian population and further undermines the ceasefire upon which their security and safety depend, said the OSCE Chairperson’s Special Representative to the Trilateral Contact Group, Martin Sajdik, and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM), Ertugrul Apakan, today...
Municipality of Venice and OSCE sign agreement to deepen tried and tested anti-trafficking partnership
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
VENICE, 12 April 2018- The Commissioner of the Municipality of Venice, Mr. Simone Venturini, and the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, signed an agreement today strengthening co-operation between the OSCE and the Municipality of Venice regarding victim protection and the fight against organized criminal networks involved in trafficking.
Illicit trafficking of cultural property and gender mainstreaming focus of annual meeting of OSCE National Focal Points on Border Security
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
VIENNA, 12 April 2018 – Current trends and challenges in securing and managing borders were highlighted at the two-day 12th Annual Meeting of the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points Network, which opened today in Vienna, gathering more than 60 participants from across the OSCE region...
E-reporting on political finance focus of OSCE/ODIHR expert meeting in Vilnius
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
E-reporting mechanisms for political finance were at the centre of discussions during an expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in partnership with Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on 12 April 2018 in Vilnius. The meeting was
OSCE Mission encourages young Kosovo Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians to join police ranks
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
A three-day orientation workshop for about 60 young Kosovo Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians designed to increase their understanding of police work and the benefits of joining police ranks, organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety and Kosovo Police, concluded on 12 April 2018 in Vushtrri/Vučitrn...
OSCE-supported workshop on development of Draft National Strategy and Action Plan for prevention and combating of terrorism, money laundering and terrorist financing held in Montenegro
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
In partnership with the National Security Council of the Government of Montenegro, the OSCE Mission organized a workshop dedicated to the preparation of the Draft National Strategy for the prevention and combating of terrorism, money laundering and terrorist financing 2019-2022 and Action Plan 2019-2020 on 11 and 12 April 2018 in Kolasin, Montenegro...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Government of Kyrgyzstan to intensify co-operation on inter-ethnic policy and multilingual education
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
BISHKEK, 12 April 2018 – During his first visit to Kyrgyzstan in his capacity as OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Lamberto Zannier agreed with the authorities to intensify their long-standing co-operation on the integration of society and inter-ethnic policy, particularly in the field of education....