News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Preventing conflicts over access to water requires regional co-operation, says OSCE Secretary General at Budapest Water Summit
Publishing date: 8 October 2013
Water can become a potential source of conflict both within countries and between countries that depend on the same water sources and is now widely considered an essential element of national and regional security. Managing water resources to prevent conflicts, making full use of existing multilateral tools to maintain and enhance regional security, were key topics of OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier’s address to the Budapest Water Summit on 8 October 2013.
OSCE Secretary General and UN Secretary General discuss strengthening of regional organizations’ role in conflict prevention
Publishing date: 8 October 2013
Ways to strengthen the role of regional organizations and arrangements, such as OSCE, in the broader UN framework of conflict prevention, peaceful settlement of disputes and mediation were key topics of a meeting between OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Budapest on 8 October 2013.
Afghanistan, protracted conflicts, amongst issues for OSCE Secretary General at UN General Assembly
Publishing date: 24 September 2013
The 2014 transition in Afghanistan, international efforts to resolve protracted conflicts, transnational threats and OSCE operations- such as facilitating upcoming elections in Kosovo- are on the agenda of meetings for OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier during the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, which opened on 24 September 2013...
OSCE can contribute to the transformation of Afghanistan: Secretary General
Publishing date: 24 September 2013
The OSCE can play a valuable role in supporting international efforts to ensure stability and build confidence in Afghanistan post 2014, Secretary General Lamberto Zannier has told an official meeting during the United Nations General Assembly from 22 to 29 September 2013, New York...
OSCE Secretary General to address Yalta conference on future shocks to global security – good and bad
Publishing date: 19 September 2013
Are we ready to deal with potential future shocks such as terrorism, cybercrime, drugs, human trafficking, increased migration and climate change? And how can regional organizations contribute? This is the key question for a panel discussion at the Yalta Annual Meeting in Crimea, Ukraine, on 20 September 2013, in which OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier will take part...
Ways to prevent online illicit drug trade discussed at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
VIENNA, 25 July 2013 – Challenges, best practices and co-operation between countries and organizations in preventing and combating illicit drug trade on the Internet are key themes of an OSCE conference that started in Vienna today...
OSCE Secretary General visits Paris
Publishing date: 23 July 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visited Paris for consultations on 23 July 2013. He met French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and other senior French officials to discuss challenges in the OSCE region...