News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE concerned about segregation of students in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 3 April 2003
SARAJEVO, 3 April 2003- Ambassador Robert Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), has expressed strong concern about the continued segregation of students in 56 schools in one of the two country's entities...
Pace of reform accelerating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission Head says
Publishing date: 3 April 2003
VIENNA, 3 April 2003- The pace of reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina is accelerating but there is still a long way to go in fully establishing the rule of law and economic regeneration, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE Mission to BiH selects 10 winning visions for better schools
Publishing date: 1 April 2003
SARAJEVO, 1 April 2003- Ten winning projects have been selected from over 250 entries to the Student Competition of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The projects describe the students' visions of better schools and are...
OSCE poll shows public has no confidence in BiH leaders to fight corruption
Publishing date: 1 April 2003
SARAJEVO, 1 April 2003- A country-wide opinion poll commissioned by the OSCE reveals a public unified in its expectation that the public utility companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina be reformed. According to the poll, almost 70 per cent say...
International agencies urge Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to provide social welfare housing
Publishing date: 27 March 2003
SARAJEVO, 27 March 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Office of the High Representative (OHR) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have urged Bosnia and Herzegovina's authorities to begin...
International organizations condemn assault on housing official in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 26 March 2003
SARAJEVO, 26 March 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Office of the High Representative, the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) and the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) have strongly condemned the assault...
Bussing children to mono-ethnic schools in BiH must stop, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 13 March 2003
SARAJEVO, 13 March 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has called for an end to the practice of bussing children to mono-ethnic schools, on the grounds that it hampers sustainable return and creates a financial...