News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Council of Europe and German OSCE Chairmanship: close co-operation for European security
Publishing date: 3 February 2016
STRASBOURG, 3 February 2016 – Special Representative for the German Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Gernot Erler visited the Council of Europe in Strasbourg today to present the OSCE Chairmanship’s programme for 2016.
Full and sustainable ceasefire a basic requirement for peace in Ukraine, say OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative and Chief Monitor
Publishing date: 29 January 2016
VIENNA, 29 January 2016 – A full, sustainable ceasefire remains a basic requirement for peace and normalization of the security situation in Ukraine, said the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group Martin Sajdik and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Ertugrul Apakan in their address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on Thursday...
Good environmental governance is central to sustainable development and competitive economies, say participants at meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 25 January 2016
VIENNA, 25 January 2016 – Good environmental governance and sustainable development- central elements of the economic and environmental dimension of the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security- are the focus of the two-day 1st Preparatory Meeting of the 24th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, which opened today in Vienna...
Holocaust remembrance reminds us of the need to work for tolerance and non-discrimination in our societies, say keynote speakers at OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 21 January 2016
Collections: Roma and Sinti genocide
VIENNA, 21 January 2016 – Remembering the Holocaust reminds us of our duty to speak out against the denial of these grave crimes and to work for tolerance and non-discrimination in our societies, said keynote speakers addressing the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council today, which was dedicated to commemorating the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January...
Berlin OSCE Cyber conference looks to reduce the risk of conflict stemming from Information and Communication Technologies
Publishing date: 20 January 2016
BERLIN, 20 January 2016 – How to continue enhancing confidence between OSCE participating States and prevent possible cyber-related tensions was the focus of a conference organized today by Germany’s 2016 OSCE Chairmanship at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin...
62nd IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 20 January 2016
ERGNETI, 20 January 2016- The 62nd meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place today in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Guenther Baechler, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and OSCE Secretary General welcome UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism
Publishing date: 15 January 2016
BERLIN / VIENNA, 15 January 2016 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today welcomed the presentation by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism...