News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Republic of Moldova’s efforts in managing small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition debated at Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 29 March 2017
VIENNA, 29 March 2017 – Republic of Moldova’s progress in the field of small arms and light weapons management should be used to move the process further by focusing on new priorities in this area and improving compliance with international standards and commitments, say speakers in the session of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) held on 29 March in Vienna...
Military aspects of cyber security in focus of the joint meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council in Vienna
Publishing date: 23 March 2017
VIENNA, 23 March 2017 – The importance of joint efforts at the global level to reduce the risks of conflict stemming from the use of information and communication technologies was debated at the joint session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), currently under Romania’s Chairmanship, and the Permanent Council held yesterday in Vienna...
Gender equality and how to make the military more representative in focus of discussion in OSCE’s Forum for Security meeting
Publishing date: 8 March 2017
VIENNA, 8 March 2016 – Increased inclusion of women is beneficial for the military as diversity makes armed forces more effective, said speakers in today’s session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), which coincides with International Women’s Day. These benefits are particularly important when national armies take part in peacekeeping and peace-building missions abroad...
Joint statement by Austrian OSCE Chairmanship and Romanian Chair of Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on explosions at Kragujevac Military Facility
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
VIENNA, 1 March 2017 – We are deeply saddened to hear of the explosions at the Kragujevac Military Facility in Serbia, site of a joint OSCE-UNDP project, which resulted in the death of at least one person, with many others injured or missing...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation debates freedom of belief in the armed forces
Publishing date: 15 February 2017
VIENNA, 15 February 2016 – The role of military chaplains in ensuring armed forces’ compliance with the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security’s commitments in regard to human rights was in the focus of today’s discussion in the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), currently under Romania’s Chairmanship...
Progress on modernizing the Vienna Document vital to making the agreement effective in current challenging security environment
Publishing date: 1 February 2017
VIENNA 1 February 2017 – The need to modernize the Vienna Document 2011 in order to adapt the agreement to current security challenges and technological change was discussed in the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) in Vienna today.
Romania pledges to be pragmatic in efforts to restore trust and confidence as it begins its Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 18 January 2017
VIENNA, 18 January 2017 – Romania will be pragmatic in advancing the dialogue on politico-military issues within the OSCE, said State Secretary of the country’s Foreign Ministry George Ciamba as he opened the first session of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) under Romania’s Chairmanship today in Vienna...