News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Gender-sensitive approaches to government communication explored during OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Kyiv
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
Twenty-two representatives of the Ukrainian Ministry for Social Policy participated in a workshop on mainstreaming gender into communication organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Kyiv on 25 November 2016.
OSCE Secretary General and OSCE/ODIHR Director call on participating States to end violence against women
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
VIENNA / WARSAW, 25 November 2016- On the occasion of today’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg Link today called on OSCE participating States to step up their efforts to eradicate violence against women...
OSCE trains law enforcement officers from Azerbaijan and Georgia to investigate crimes facilitated by Darknet and virtual currencies
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
TBILISI, 25 November 2016 – A five-day regional training course for 16 law enforcement representatives from Azerbaijan and Georgia focusing on investigation of serious crimes facilitated by the use of Darknet, a part of the Internet configured to hide the communication inside it, and by use of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, concluded today in Tbilisi, Georgia...
Central Asian Youth Network alumni visit Vienna to learn about OSCE
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
Seven students from the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) learned about the work of the OSCE and its institutions during a two-day study visit to Vienna, which concluded on 25 November 2016...
OSCE supports training seminar on provision of social services to domestic violence victims in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
A two-day training seminar supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana for social welfare workers and police officers on proper care and the provision of social services for victims of domestic violence, concluded in Kazakhstan’s capital on 25 November 2016...
OSCE Office launches nationwide 16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
TAJIKISTAN, 25 November 2016 – As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence global campaign, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan launched a nationwide awareness-raising drive in five target regions with a special focus on remote areas. The campaign, from 25 November to 10 December 2016, will reach 42 settlements and the events include mobile theatre performances, television and radio programmes, interactive information sessions as well as thematic meetings...
The Fifty-Sixth Russian Convoy of 17 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 24 November 2016
On 24 November 2016 at 06:34 (Moscow time), the 56th Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 17 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guards and customs services prior to them crossing into Ukraine. All of the 17 vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 14:30 hrs on 24 November...