News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Belgian Chairmanship, UNODC launch toolkit to help countries reform criminal justice systems
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the OSCE launched a new toolkit on Monday to help countries make their criminal justice systems more effective. The Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit is designed...
OSCE Chairman calls for strong move to tackle illicit arms trafficking by air
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht called for a wide range of organizations and companies to attend a special meeting next year to work on ways to fight the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons by air...
OSCE foreign ministers start meeting with focus on unresolved conflicts and boosting Organization's efficiency
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- Foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States began their annual Ministerial Council today, and the focus was on tackling protracted "frozen" conflicts and further improving OSCE efficiency...
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences after staff member dies in Kosovo car accident
Publishing date: 30 November 2006
BRUSSELS, 30 November 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed his condolences today to the family of an OSCE Mission in Kosovo staff member who died in a car accident on Wednesday evening...
Police chiefs from OSCE countries agree to enhance co-operation to fight organized crime
Publishing date: 24 November 2006
BRUSSELS, 24 November, 2006- At a Conference organized today at the initiative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, police chiefs from more than 50 OSCE countries agreed to intensify international...
Belgian OSCE Chairmanship calls for greater attention to the rights of children on Universal Children's Day
Publishing date: 20 November 2006
BRUSSELS, 20 November 2006- Karel De Gucht, the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, called on the OSCE community today to pay greater attention to protecting and promoting children's rights...
OSCE conference on land degradation and soil contamination begins in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 November 2006
BISHKEK, 16 November 2006- An international two-day OSCE conference, focusing on land degradation and soil contamination, began today in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan...