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We need to address the link between climate change and security, say participants at OSCE Security Days event

Publishing date: 28 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
VIENNA, 28 October 2015 – There is an urgent need to deepen understanding of the security implications of climate change and to recognize the security benefits of climate change mitigation and adaption, said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today as he opened an OSCE Security Days event in Vienna devoted to the unprecedented impacts and unpredictable risks posed by this global challenge...

OSCE Secretary General congratulates Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet on winning the Nobel Peace Prize

Publishing date: 9 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 9 October 2015 – The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2015 to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet is a recognition of the crucial role civil society plays in supporting democratization and maintaining national unity, said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today as he congratulated the Quartet...

Regional organizations central to global efforts in countering violent extremism, says OSCE Secretary General

Publishing date: 29 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Countering terrorism
NEW YORK CITY, 29 September 2015 “Regional and sub-regional organizations have a key role to play in global efforts to counter violent extremism”, says OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier...

OSCE Secretary General visits Vienna’s West Station to meet refugees and representatives of Austria’s Interior Ministry, Police and humanitarian organizations

Publishing date: 24 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Border management, Human rights, Migration, Policing
VIENNA, 24 September 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today met refugees and representatives of local aid organizations at the Vienna West railway station (Westbahnhof), where he was briefed by Austria’s Interior Ministry and the Vienna police about their operations...

Time has come for a sustained cease-fire and meaningful progress in implementation of Minsk Agreements, says OSCE Secretary General on visit to Ukraine

Publishing date: 12 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Kyiv, 12 September 2015 – Completing a three-day visit to south-eastern Ukraine, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier expressed hope that the current cease-fire, which has been largely respected for almost to weeks, will prove durable and provide the necessary impetus to negotiations on the implementation of the Minsk Agreements. “The people of eastern Ukraine are tired of the conflict and deserve a firm commitment from all the sides to achieve sustainable peace”, said Zannier.

OSCE Secretary General stresses importance of building broad partnerships to address global security challenges at the 10th Bled Strategic Forum

Publishing date: 3 September 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Speaking at the annual Bled Strategic Forum held on 31 August- 1 September in Slovenia, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier emphasized the importance of developing more effective partnerships to respond to increasingly complex and diverse challenges to international peace and security...

OSCE Secretary General stresses importance of co-operation with Kyrgyzstan during Bishkek visit

Publishing date: 27 August 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BISHKEK, 27 August 2015 – Strengthening the current OSCE engagement with Kyrgyzstan and discussing future co-operation was the focus of a two-day visit to Bishkek by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier which concluded today...