News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Toxic rocket fuel component removed from site in western Ukraine as part of OSCE project
Publishing date: 24 June 2010
TSENZHIV, Ukraine, 24 June 2010- The last cargo train removing a highly toxic rocket fuel component from a site near the village of Tsenzhiv in western Ukraine departed today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator hands over equipment to help Ukraine eliminate remnants of war
Publishing date: 10 June 2010
KYIV, 10 June 2010- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine handed over explosive ordnance detection equipment to the country's Emergency Situations Minister in an official ceremony in Kyiv today...
OSCE participating States adopt Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons
Publishing date: 26 May 2010
VIENNA, 26 May 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States adopted a plan of action to tackle the threat of small arms and light weapons (SALW) at a meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna today...
OSCE Office helps rid Tajik-Afghan border of landmines
Publishing date: 29 April 2010
DUSHANBE, 29 April 2010- An OSCE-supported project to assist Tajikistan in clearing landmines along the border with Afghanistan was launched in Panj today, with a graduation ceremony for Tajik officers who completed a demining course...
CSTO Secretary General says co-operation with OSCE crucial for security
Publishing date: 15 April 2010
VIENNA, 15 April 2010- Co-operation between the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the OSCE is crucial to promote security in several areas, including the Kyrgyz crisis, the CSTO Secretary General, Nikolay Bordyuzha, told the OSCE today...
OSCE Chairperson discusses with Ukraine leadership shared priorities, deepening co-operation
Publishing date: 31 March 2010
KYIV, 31 March 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, discussed in Kyiv today key aspects of the dialogue on European security and ways of developing further co-operation...
OSCE removes threat posed by toxic rocket fuel component from south-west Ukrainian town, starts work at second site
Publishing date: 26 January 2010
KALYNIVKA, Ukraine, 26 January 2010- The last train removing a highly toxic and volatile rocket fuel component from a storage site near the south-western Ukrainian town Kalynivka left today as part of an OSCE project that is set to remove the threat...