News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Morocco
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VILNIUS, 29 April 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, condemned yesterday’s attack in Marrakesh and expressed his condolences following series of explosions that killed and injured several people...
OSCE expresses sorrow over death of Max van der Stoel
Publishing date: 26 April 2011
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek offered their deepest condolences to the Netherlands’ Government and the relatives of Max van der Stoel, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country and the first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, who died on 23 April at the age of 86...
OSCE Chairperson meets Tunisian authorities, discusses priority needs for OSCE assistance
Publishing date: 16 April 2011
TUNIS, 16 April 2010 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in meetings today with the country’s leadership said that the OSCE stood ready to assist Tunisia during the transition period to build and consolidate democracy...
National human rights institutions need clear mandate, resources and independence, speakers at OSCE meeting say
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
VIENNA, 14 April 2011 – National human rights institutions need a clear mandate, sufficient resources and genuine independence from governments to be able to play their role effectively, participants said today at the opening of a special OSCE meeting on the topic in Vienna...
UN, OSCE and EU envoys for Kyrgyzstan issue statement to mark anniversary of April 2010 events
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
BISHKEK, 14 April 2011 – Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Miroslav Jenca, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Kyrgyzstan Herbert Salber, and EU Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel made the following statement today...
Resolution of protracted conflicts crucial for OSCE, Lithuanian President says
Publishing date: 13 April 2011
VIENNA, 13 April 2011 – Protracted conflicts are of key importance to the OSCE, and efforts to resolve them are crucial to unity among the Organization’s 56 participating States, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite told the OSCE Permanent Council today...
OSCE Chairperson extends condolences to the Belarusian people
Publishing date: 11 April 2011
VILNIUS, 11 April 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, expressed his condolences to the Belarusian people today after a blast in the metro in Minsk reportedly injured and killed several passengers...