News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Young experts from Western Balkans discuss prevention of violent extremism at workshop convened by OSCE Austrian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 25 April 2017
SARAJEVO, 25 April 2017 – A group of 12 young people from the Western Balkans region participated in a two-day workshop and discussed their role in prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism, which concluded today in Sarajevo...
Corruption as a security threat focus of specialized OSCE course in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 21 April 2017
A two-day specialized security policy course focused on corruption and its implications for security, hosted by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Inter-Ministerial Working Group for Monitoring the Implementation of the Security Policy of BiH, concluded on 21 April 2017 in Sarajevo...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supports youth dialogue and input on the country’s security challenges
Publishing date: 10 April 2017
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted a visit by “The Future of the OSCE”, young leaders group from 5 to 7 April 2017 and supported the Third National Session of the European Youth Parliament-Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from 6 to 9 April 2017...
Associations of Social Workers from region, supported by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, sign Memorandum on Regional Co-operation
Publishing date: 21 March 2017
SARAJEVO, 21 March 2017 – On the occasion of World Social Work Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supported the associations of social workers from BiH in organizing the conference “Challenges of social work in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, which concluded today in Sarajevo...
OSCE training course on drafting of indictments and appeals in war crimes cases concluded in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 10 March 2017
A two-day training course on legal drafting and review of indictments, appeals and other motions in war crimes cases, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded on 10 March in Sarajevo...
OSCE project team on well-being and security of women concludes visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 February 2017
SARAJEVO, 10 February 2017 – The OSCE project team tasked with conducting a multi-country survey on the well-being and security of women in the OSCE region concluded a four-day visit to the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today...
First OSCE workshop on international criminal law and transitional justice for law students in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 December 2016
SARAJEVO, 15 December 2016- A group of 16 advanced law students from the Universities of Sarajevo and Banja Luka completed today the sixth and final session of the OSCE’s first Extracurricular Workshop on International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice. The workshop prepared the future legal practitioners to enable them to enter the judiciary better equipped to tackle the issues that arise in war crimes cases...