News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative Sajdik and Chief Monitor Apakan welcome recommitment to cease fire in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 27 December 2018
KYIV, 27 December 2018 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and to the Trilateral Contact Group, Martin Sajdik, and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), Ertugrul Apakan, welcomed today the sides’ recommitment to the ceasefire on the occasion of the New Year/Christmas festivities...
90th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 18 December 2018
ERGNETI, 18 December 2018- The 90th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting took place today in Ergneti...
To address labour shortages, socio-economic integration of migrants is essential, say participants at OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 18 December 2018
VIENNA, 18 December 2018- To address labour shortages and allow migrants to be a resource for countries of origin and destination, socio-economic integration is essential, said participants at the OSCE conference held today in Vienna on the occasion of the International Migrants Day...
Role of proactive, intelligence- and information-led policing in tackling serious and organized crime explored at OSCE regional workshop in Minsk
Publishing date: 13 December 2018
Way in which proactive and intelligence and/or information-led policing approaches can enhance the fight against serious and organized crime were explored at a regional workshop for law enforcement representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and the Russian Federation conducted by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Strategic Police Matters Unit in Minsk on 13 December 2018...
Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik welcomes transfer of convicted persons from CADR to the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 December 2018
KYIV, 13 December 2018 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group Ambassador Martin Sajdik made the following statement regarding the transfer of convicted persons from CADR to the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine...
Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 13 December 2018
GENEVA, Switzerland, 13 December 2018- The 46th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place yesterday in a business-like and respectful atmosphere...
Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik welcomes transfer of detainees not related to conflict from CALR to territory controlled by government of Ukraine
Publishing date: 12 December 2018
KYIV, 12 December 2018 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and to the Trilateral Contact Group Аmbassador Martin Sajdik made the following statement regarding the transfer of detainees not related to the conflict from CALR to the territory controlled by the government of Ukraine...