News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Austrian OSCE Chairmanship organizes visit for participating States delegations to AUTINT-run SMM predeployment training in Götzendorf, Lower Austria
Publishing date: 19 June 2017
Vienna, 19 June 2017- High level representatives of more than 20 delegations of OSCE participating States and senior OSCE officials visited on 9 June 2017 the site of the predeployment training for the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine conducted by the Austrian Armed Forces International Centre (AUTINT) in Götzendorf, Lower Austria. The visit was organized by the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship.
Greening the economy and building partnerships for security in OSCE region of critical importance, say participants at OSCE discussion in Astana
Publishing date: 15 June 2017
ASTANA, 15 June 2017 – Greening the economy and building partnerships for security in the OSCE region – transitioning to a greener, cleaner and smarter economy- is the focus of the two-day Second Preparatory Meeting of the Annual OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, which opened today in Astana...
Austrian Deputy Foreign Minister Linhart and OSCE Secretary General Zannier sign Headquarters Agreement regulating presence of OSCE in Austria
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
VIENNA, 14 June 2017 – Austria’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Michael Linhart, today reaffirmed his country’s commitment and support to the OSCE as he joined the Organization’s Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, in signing a Headquarters Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the OSCE...
The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, visited certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Publishing date: 13 June 2017
Kyiv, 13 June 2017- The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, visited certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions from 10-13 June 2017.
Concrete action needed to achieve gender equality in OSCE region, say participants at OSCE Second Gender Equality Review Conference
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
VIENNA, 12 June 2017 – Participants in the second OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference in Vienna stressed today that more systematic and concrete action is needed to achieve progress advancing towards gender equality in the OSCE area.
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 7 June 2017
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
MINSK, 8 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 7 June 2017:..
78th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 7 June 2017
On 7 June 2017, the 78th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Ergneti in an open and constructive atmosphere...