News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-wide Conference underlines contribution of security sector governance and reform to peace and security in the region
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
VIENNA, 19 September 2017- A holistic and well-co-ordinated approach to security sector governance and reform is fundamental to dealing successfully with today’s security challenges, said participants at the OSCE-wide Conference on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R), held at the Hofburg in Vienna, organized by the 2017 Austrian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre...
Political will is key to advance the negotiation process, says OSCE Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 8 September 2017
CHISINAU, 8 September 2017 – The Special Representative of the Austrian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, concluded today his fifth visit to the region...
80th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
Ergneti, 7 September 2017- On 7 September 2017, the 80th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Ergneti. Erik Hoeeg, Acting Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Guenther Baechler, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, co-facilitated the meeting....
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ambassador Martin Sajdik after meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 6 September 2017
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
MINSK, 7 September 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 6 September 2017:...
Greening economy, partnerships and trust crucial to future of security in OSCE region, say participants at OSCE Forum in Prague
Publishing date: 6 September 2017
PRAGUE, 6 September 2017 – Greening the economy and building partnerships and trust are the key to greater security and stability in the OSCE region, highlighted participants in the 25th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which opened today in Prague...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz and OSCE Secretary General Greminger denounce latest nuclear test in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as threat to stability in the region
Publishing date: 3 September 2017
VIENNA, 3 September 2017 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger condemned in the strongest terms the latest nuclear test in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)...
Press Statement of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ambassador Martin Sajdik after the Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on 23 August 2017
Publishing date: 24 August 2017
MINSK, 24 August 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 23 August 2017...