News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports parliamentary expert group meeting to debate draft media law in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 November 2017
An OSCE-supported expert group discussion on developing national legislation on media took place on 2 November 2017 in Astana.
Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions address the OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 2 November 2017
VIENNA, 2 November 2017 – In their addresses to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, the co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) expressed satisfaction with the level of engagement by participants in the Discussions. At the same time, they stressed the need to make progress on the issue of the non-use of force and others on the agenda.
Press Statement of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Martin Sajdik after the Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on 27 October 2017
Publishing date: 29 October 2017
MINSK, 27 October 2017 –Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its Working Groups in Minsk on 27 October 2017:
Turning migration governance challenges into mutually beneficial opportunities is the way forward, say participants at 2017 OSCE Mediterranean conference
Publishing date: 24 October 2017
ROME, 24 October 2017 – Co-operation in migration management is the focus of the annual OSCE Mediterranean Conference taking place on 24 and 25 October in Palermo, Italy...
Conflict and mass migration create fertile territory for exploitation, says OSCE at international conference on trafficking in crisis areas
Publishing date: 20 October 2017
Vienna, 20 October 2017 – In times of interconnected challenges to security, such as emergency situations, violent extremism or large movements of people fleeing conflict, the fight to end human trafficking requires a flexible, creative and system-wide approach involving governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations, stressed participants at today’s conference on Human Trafficking in Conflict and Crisis Situations.
Mandate of OSCE Observer Mission at two Russian Checkpoints extended to end of January 2018
Publishing date: 19 October 2017
VIENNA, 19 October 2017 – In a consensus decision today by the OSCE Permanent Council, the 57 participating States agreed to extend the mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk by three months to 31 January 2018...
Press Statement of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Martin Sajdik after the Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group
Publishing date: 19 October 2017
MINSK, 19 October 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its Working Groups in Minsk on 18 October 2017...