News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Post-2014 Afghanistan will be no threat to other countries, Afghan Minister of Counter Narcotics tells OSCE
Publishing date: 13 March 2014
Afghanistan has made much progress in the twelve years and will not pose a threat to other countries in the region, the country’s Minister of Counter Narcotics Mobarez Rashedi told the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 13 March 2014, as he highlighted ways to address the remaining challenges, including the fight against the illicit drugs...
Empower women and girls to achieve gender equality, combat domestic violence, Albania’s Minister for Social Welfare and Youth tells OSCE
Publishing date: 6 March 2014
Empowerment of women and girls is essential to ensuring gender equality and combatting gender-based and domestic violence, Albania’s Minister for Social Welfare and Youth Erion Veliaj told the OSCE Permanent Council on 6 March 2014, ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March...
National judiciaries, police must respect human rights, Council of Europe’s Commissioner Muižnieks tells OSCE
Publishing date: 28 February 2014
States must do more to ensure that their national judiciaries and law enforcement uphold human rights at all times, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks told the OSCE Permanent Council on 27 February 2014...
Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan addresses OSCE Permanent Council, discusses initiatives to address contemporary security challenges
Publishing date: 27 February 2014
Initiatives to collectively develop a new platform of action for all OSCE participating States for the long-term perspective were in focus of the address of Rashid Meredov, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, to the OSCE Permanent Council on 27 February 2014...
UN refugee agency Head Guterres urges States to support displaced people
Publishing date: 20 February 2014
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres called on OSCE participating States on 20 February 2014 to provide massive international support to share the burden of the crisis in Syria...
Humanitarian organizations need unhindered access to people in need, International Red Cross Committee President tells OSCE participants
Publishing date: 30 January 2014
Unhindered access to people in need must be allowed to humanitarian organizations, so that they can deliver assistance in an impartial manner, Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), told the OSCE Permanent Council on 30 January 2014...
Strong, effective OSCE should remain central forum for dialogue on European security, says Austrian Foreign Minister in his address to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 30 January 2014
Austria’s priorities as current Council of Europe Chair, and the organization’s co-operation with the OSCE in addressing security challenges were among key topics of Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz’s address to the OSCE Permanent Council on 30 January 2014...