News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE partners with gender institutions to further promote gender equality in BiH
Publishing date: 1 April 2014
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina signed a memorandum of understanding on 1 April 2014 in Sarajevo with the BiH Gender Equality Agency to support a project on promoting gender equality among political parties and increasing the visibility and skills of women candidates...
Greater efforts needed for effective system to tackle corruption in BiH, highlights OSCE course
Publishing date: 26 March 2014
A two-day specialized security policy course for ministerial officials, members of parliaments, judiciary, academia and civil society, on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Strategy for fighting corruption concluded on 26 March 2014 in Konjic...
OSCE Mission to BiH launches web-based War Crimes Case Map
Publishing date: 24 February 2014
SARAJEVO, 24 February 2014 – The OSCE Mission to BiH launched today the War Crimes Case Map, a unique interactive web-based compilation of war crimes verdicts across the country...
OSCE Mission to BiH’s Head urges authorities to listen to legitimate demands for reforms, encourages constructive dialogue
Publishing date: 11 February 2014
SARAJEVO, 11 February 2014- The protests of the past few days in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Mostar and other cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina have highlighted serious economic, social and political difficulties in the country, the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Ambassador Fletcher M. Burton, said today...
OSCE supports advanced course on security policy for BiH government officials
Publishing date: 19 December 2013
A two-day advanced training course on security policy for officials from ministries and other public institutions, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded on 12 December 2013 in Zenica in the central part of the country...
Significant progress achieved in BiH’s compliance with its international politico-military commitments, says Head of OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
The 6th Review Conference on BiH’s compliance with the OSCE and UN security commit-ments in the politico-military field was held in Sarajevo in the beginning of December, and its conclusions were released on 12 December 2013...
OSCE Mission Head highlights role and responsibility of men as gender equality advocates in BiH
Publishing date: 12 December 2013
Fletcher M. Burton, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, speaking at a conference in Sarajevo on 12 December 2013, said that equality of women and men is vital to peace, democracy and prosperity, and men have a role to play in fostering this principle...