News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Good governance crucial to achieving sustainable development, strengthening stability and security in OSCE region, say Forum participants in Prague
Publishing date: 14 September 2016
PRAGUE, 14 September 2016 – Good governance is crucial to achieving sustainable development, strengthening stability and security within the OSCE region, highlighted participants at the 24th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which opened today in Prague...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Special Representative Sajdik calls for sustainable ceasefire in Ukraine during Russian Federation visit
Publishing date: 12 September 2016
BERLIN, 12 September 2016- The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, had meetings in Moscow, from 8 to 10 September, with the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, the Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Surkov, as well as with the representatives of the Russian Federation in the TCG, Boris Gryzlov and Azamat Kulmukhametov...
German OSCE Chairmanship sharply condemns latest nuclear test in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Publishing date: 9 September 2016
BERLIN, 9 September 2016- Germany, also in its capacity as the OSCE Chairmanship in 2016, has declared its sharp condemnation of the latest nuclear test in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)...
Statement by Ambassador Martin Sajdik after today’s meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk
Publishing date: 7 September 2016
MINSK, 7 September 2016- Ambassador Martin Sajdik, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on the implementation of the peace plan in eastern Ukraine, made the following press statement after today's meeting of the TCG and its four Working Groups in Minsk...
OSCE Special Representative calls on states to prevent human trafficking through ethical sourcing in supply chains
Publishing date: 7 September 2016
BERLIN, 7 September 2016- A two-day high-level conference focusing on the prevention of human trafficking for labour exploitation in supply chains, organized by the OSCE Office of the Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in co-operation with the German OSCE Chairmanship, opened today in Berlin...
Confronting anti-Gypsyism is responsibility of mainstream society, needs strong political leadership, say participants at OSCE Chairmanship event
Publishing date: 6 September 2016
BERLIN, 6 September 2016 – Confronting increasing manifestations of racism and xenophobia against Roma and Sinti and strengthening coalition-building among political leaders to counter discrimination are the focus of an OSCE high-level event in Berlin today...
Trilateral Contact Group statement on ceasefire as of 1 September, 2016
Publishing date: 1 September 2016
MINSK, 1 September 2016- A Trilateral Contact Group meeting by video-conference took place in Kyiv today 01 September 2016 with the purpose to confirm the ceasefire announced and observed from 00.00, 01 September. Video-conference was also attended by SMM Chief Monitor Ambassador Apakan as well as RF and Ukrainian representatives in JCCC – Generals Medvedskiy and Kremenetskiy accordingly...