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Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, OSCE officials call for increased commemoration efforts, as part of commitment to addressing anti-Semitism and all forms of intolerance

Publishing date: 26 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
ROME/WARSAW/VIENNA, 26 January 2018 – Ahead of tomorrow’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day, OSCE officials today called on all participating States to commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime, as part of their educational activities to address anti-Semitism and all forms of intolerance...

The 84th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti

Publishing date: 24 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 24 January 2018- The 84th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held today in Ergneti. The meeting was conducted in an open and positive atmosphere...

Harnessing benefits of digitalisation requires visionary leadership to shift from fears to opportunities- say participants at OSCE-EEF discussion

Publishing date: 22 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
VIENNA, 22 January 2018 – The role of digital economy as a driver for innovation, competitiveness and growth are the focus of this year’s first Preparatory Meeting of the 26th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, which opened today in Vienna.

Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 18 January 2018

Publishing date: 19 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MINSK, 18 January 2018 – 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 18 January 2018:...

OSCE Chair-in-Office Alfano and Secretary General Greminger shocked at murder of Oliver Ivanovic, call for swift investigation

Publishing date: 16 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
ROME / VIENNA, 16 January 2018 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger expressed today their outrage at the murder of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanović and offered their heartfelt condolences to his family and friends...

Crisis in and around Ukraine, protracted conflicts, Mediterranean security, migration among Italy’s OSCE priorities, Chairperson-in-Office Alfano tells Permanent Council

Publishing date: 11 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Good governance, Countering terrorism, Migration, Youth, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 11 January 2018 – Addressing the crisis in and around Ukraine, the protracted conflicts, the security of the Mediterranean region, and the challenges of migration, including by combating human trafficking and all forms of xenophobia and discrimination, are among Italy’s OSCE Chairmanship priorities, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Italy’s Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano told the Permanent Council in Vienna today...

Statement by Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, on ceasefire in eastern Ukraine

Publishing date: 8 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 8 January 2018- The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik, issued today the following statement:...