News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and EUAM join efforts in supporting Ukraine’s police and justice reforms
Publishing date: 11 August 2015
KYIV, 11 August 2015 – Ambassador Vaidotas Verba, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, and Kalman Mizsei, Head of the EU Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine), signed a memorandum of co-operation to support Ukraine in the fields of security and justice sector reform...
OSCE supports dialogue efforts to enhance peaceful development of western Donbas, Ukraine
Publishing date: 30 July 2015
KRASNOARMIYSK, eastern Ukraine, 30 July 2015 – Over 170 representatives of central and local authorities, members of parliament, civic activists and experts gathered today in Krasnoarmiysk, eastern Ukraine, to discuss most burning issues of development for the western part of Donbas region, affected by recent hostilities...
OSCE helps Ukraine to clear Donetsk and Luhansk regions of unexploded ordnance
Publishing date: 30 July 2015
KYIV, 30 July 2015 – An OSCE-supported project aimed at strengthening the State Emergency Service of Ukraine’s (SESU) capacity to clear explosive munitions in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has launched today in Kyiv.
First social enterprise to prevent human trafficking in Ukraine starts in Lviv
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
The first social enterprise to prevent human trafficking is launched on 22 July 2015 in Western Ukraine with the support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU). First ten women at-risk of human trafficking, including seven internally displaced persons, started their training in felting as an initial step in functioning of the social enterprise...
OSCE promotes social entrepreneurship to prevent human trafficking in Ukraine
Publishing date: 21 July 2015
ZHYTOMYR, VINNYTSIA, LVIV, 21 JULY 2015- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), jointly with Ukraine’s Social Policy Ministry, conducted a series of round tables to launch a project in support of social entrepreneurship as a tool to address challenges of trafficking in human beings held on 20-21 July...
OSCE Supports Discussion of Constitutional Amendments Affecting Ukraine’s Justice System
Publishing date: 21 July 2015
KYIV, 21 July 2015 – A round table “Ukrainian Courts: Reset through the Constitutional Amendments” organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) in co-operation with several international agencies and civil society organizations took place in Kyiv today...
OSCE Strengthens Capacity of Ukrainian NGOs in Trial Monitoring
Publishing date: 15 July 2015
KYIV, 15 July 2015 – OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) jointly with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) completed a two-day training for Ukrainian non-governmental organizations on best practices in trial monitoring...