News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR experts visit Montenegro for first consultations under Western Balkans election support project
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) was in Montenegro from 4 to 6 October 2017 for the first consultation and planning visit within the framework of the ODIHR project “Support to Elections in the Western Balkans”. The ODIHR team met
Strong political will of Mongolian authorities to combat human trafficking praised by OSCE Special Representative during official visit
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, 6 October 2017- OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, concluded on Friday a four-day official visit to discuss the country’s implementation of OSCE anti-trafficking commitments.
Education is a means to bridge divisions in society, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
Education needs to be a tool to overcome, not to cement, divisions, said the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier in meetings with his interlocutors during a visit to Skopje and Tetovo between 2 and 5 October 2017...
NGOs in Transdniestria discuss how to improve time management skills
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
On 5 October 2017 the OSCE Mission to Moldova held the fourth in a year-long series of informal club discussions for local civil society groups on the left bank of the Dniester/Nistru River.
OSCE PA President Muttonen congratulates International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on receiving 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
COPENHAGEN, 6 October 2017 – The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Austrian parliamentarian Christine Muttonen, today welcomed the announcement of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and offered congratulations on behalf of the Assembly to the civil society coalition for its achievement...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes passage of Canada’s new press shield law
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
VIENNA, 6 October 2017 – Canada’s new Journalistic Source Protection Act, known as Bill S-231, which was passed on Wednesday 4 October, was today welcomed by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir. The legislation, which protects the confidentiality of journalistic sources, was adopted with the support of all three political parties. The bill was first introduced by Conservative Senator Claude Carignan in November 2016...
OSCE/ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations with officials and civil society in the Netherlands
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
A team of election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited The Hague from 4 to 6 October 2017 to present the final report of the ODIHR election assessment mission for the 15 March 2017 parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. The report’s