News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Co-chairs of Geneva International Discussions urge participants to build on the progress over the last year to move dialogue forward
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
VIENNA, 3 November 2016- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council today, the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID)- Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Guenther Baechler, UN Representative Antti Turunen and EU Special Representative Herbert Salber- highlighted some progress in the GID...
OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative Erler praises OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security in Ukraine
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
KYIV, 3 November 2016- As part of a three-day visit to Ukraine, the Special Representative of the German OSCE Chairmanship Gernot Erler visited the Patrol Hub of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) in the city of Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. In both Sievierodonetsk and in Kyiv, he also took part in dialogue events of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Vaidotas Verba, and met with representatives of Ukrainian ministries and local authorities of the Luhansk region...
President of International Red Cross Maurer addresses OSCE participating States, underlines common concerns and complementary approaches
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
VIENNA, 27 October 2016- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer underlined that the OSCE and the ICRC often share common concerns and follow complementary approaches, in particular in those zones of conflict and crises in which both organizations are active. The representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States acknowledged the outstanding role of the ICRC as a neutral and independent humanitarian organization and welcomed the possibility for mutual exchange...
71st IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
ERGNETI, 26 October 2016- The 71st meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 in Ergneti...
Press Statement of Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 26 October 2016
Publishing date: 26 October 2016
MINSK, 26 October 2016- Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) Martin Sajdik made the following press statement after the meeting of the TCG and its four Working Groups in Minsk on 26 October 2016...
OSCE Chairmanship Conference in Berlin explores ways to promote tolerance and diversity and calls for joint action in the OSCE area
Publishing date: 20 October 2016
BERLIN, 20 October 2016 – Over 350 representatives of OSCE participating States, Asian and Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, and civil society from the entire OSCE region, as well as international and regional actors, met in Berlin today at the invitation of the German OSCE Chairmanship 2016 to discuss ways to promote diversity, non-discrimination and tolerance against the backdrop of growing intolerance in our societies...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier stresses role of human rights and rule of law during visit to Council of Europe
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
STRASBOURG, France, 14 October 2016 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in an address on Thursday to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council in Europe in Strasbourg, underlined the important role that the Council of Europe plays in addressing many of the serious security challenges in Europe, thus highlighting the strong potential for dialogue and co-operation between the OSCE and the Council of Europe...