News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairmanship welcomes ground-breaking decision to open bridge over Dniester/Nistru River
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
VIENNA/CHISINAU, 3 November 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, today welcomed the decision by the sides on opening the Gura Bicului-Bychok bridge in Moldova. The bridge connects both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River and has not been in operation since the 1992 conflict...
OSCE Mission to Moldova supports discussion for NGOs on web technologies
Publishing date: 1 November 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova gathered 16 civil society representatives from the left bank of the Dniester/Nistru River (Transdniestria) for the final meeting in this year’s Civil Society Club series on 27 October. The event, held in Tiraspol, focused on NGOs using web technologies to raise awareness about their work and better connect with their communities.
Youth from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River gain negotiation skills at Model OSCE Conference
Publishing date: 31 October 2017
The fifth annual Model OSCE Conference was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 26 to 29 October 2017 in Vadul lui Voda, bringing together 35 students from Balti, Chisinau, Cahul, Comrat and Tiraspol to participate in a simulation exercise that engages youth in conflict resolution, thereby honing their negotiation skills...
OSCE Mission to Moldova supports confidence-building conference for Dniester/Nistru basin NGOs
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
An international conference supported by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on issues pertaining to the Dniester/Nistru river basin was held on 26 and 27 October 2017 in Tiraspol.
Lawyers’ capacity to tackle hate crimes strengthened by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
The sixth Human Rights Club of the year was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 26 October 2017. The meeting provided legal professionals from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River with an opportunity to discuss how to differentiate between an act of discrimination and a hate crime when identifying the law that has been violated in a given case.
OSCE Mission to Moldova builds capacity of authorities to address human trafficking for purposes of labour exploitation
Publishing date: 25 October 2017
From 23 to 25 October, representatives of key Moldovan government authorities participated in an OSCE-organized study visit to Brussels to learn from representatives of Belgian institutions how they address irregular migration and labour cases that can become human trafficking.
OSCE trains professionals working with survivors of domestic violence in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 19 October 2017
From 18 to 20 October 2017 the OSCE Mission to Moldova together with the Ribnita-based NGO Vialex organized a training workshop for a group of 20 psychologists, social workers and shelter staff who work with survivors of domestic violence. The trainees belong to several NGOs that seek to provide comprehensive assistance to beneficiaries residing in Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Ribnita and neighbouring localities on the left bank.