News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to mark 20 years of preventing ethnic conflict
Publishing date: 25 February 2013
THE HAGUE, 25 February 2013 – An event to mark the 20th anniversary of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities will take place in The Hague on 7 March...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities notes progress, remaining challenges in Serbia
Publishing date: 6 February 2013
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Serbia from 28 to 31 January 2013 to meet key Serbian officials, including President Tomislav Nikolić and Prime Minister Ivica Dačić, and to follow up on several issues of his concern in eastern and southern Serbia...
Children’s right to education must not be politicized, says OSCE report on Moldovan-administered Latin-script schools in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 4 February 2013
CHISINAU, 4 February 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Moldova and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities today published a report on the situation of the eight Moldovan-administered, Latin-script schools in Transdniestria...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Moldova to discuss integration and education issues
Publishing date: 26 November 2012
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek visited Moldova from 19 to 21 November 2012, where he presented his recently launched Ljubljana Guidelines on Integration of Diverse Societies and discussed co-operation with the Government to develop a comprehensive integration strategy...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls on Skopje authorities to work on integration of society
Publishing date: 14 November 2012
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Skopje on 8 and 9 November 2012, to discuss with the authorities the integration process in the country...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities launches guidelines on integration of diverse societies
Publishing date: 7 November 2012
LJUBLJANA, 7 November 2012 – The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek presented guidelines on the integration of diverse societies at an event today in Ljubljana...
Serbia, Romania find steps forward on minority issues in consultations facilitated by OSCE High Commissioner
Publishing date: 23 October 2012
AMSTERDAM, 23 October 2012 – On 22-23 October, delegations from the Serbian and Romanian Governments met in the Netherlands for informal consultations under the auspices of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Ambassador Knut Vollebaek...