News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE launches Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing
Publishing date: 3 July 2017
VIENNA, 3 July 2017 – The OSCE today launched a guidebook on intelligence-led policing, an innovative approach to law enforcement that strengthens pro-active planning and decision-making. The guidebook is a practical tool for policymakers, law enforcement decision-makers and criminal analysts...
Dialogue and compromise necessary for addressing security challenges, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office at 2017 OSCE Annual Security Review Conference
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
VIENNA 27 June 2017 – Dialogue, co-operation and willingness to compromise are crucial to addressing the current security challenges, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz as he opened the three-day 2017 Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna today...
Spain’s San Pablo CEU University wins the second joint Facebook and OSCE #UnitedCVE Peer to Peer competition
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
VIENNA, 27 June 2017- A team of students from the San Pablo CEU University of Spain was today awarded the first prize in a regional competition organized by the OSCE United in Countering Violent Extremism (#UnitedCVE) campaign as part of the Peer to Peer (P2P): Facebook Global Digital Challenge...
Ensuring freedom of religion or belief and tolerance and non-discrimination for all is vital to security, say participants at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
VIENNA, 22 June 2017 – Freedom of religion or belief, and tolerance and non-discrimination are essential to ensuring peace and security in the OSCE region, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna...
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 21 June 2017
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
MINSK, 22 June 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 21 June 2017...
When women make progress, all of society makes progress, says Chairperson-in-Office Special Representative on Gender Issues during visit to Ukraine
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
The OSCE Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, concluded a visit to Ukraine on 17 June 2017. The visit was organized by the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship, the Office of the Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine...
Press Communiqué of Co-Chairs of Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
GENEVA, Switzerland, 21 June 2017- The participants in the 40th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) just completed their work. In both working groups, wide-ranging and useful discussions took place...