News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
First-ever digitalized Macedonian-Albanian-Turkish-Serbian Fraza phrasebook launched by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 23 June 2022
Launch of first-ever digitalized quadrilingual Fraza phrasebook in Macedonian-Albanian-Turkish-Serbian in Skopje on 23 June 2022
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports Georgia’s efforts to manage diversity and increase opportunities for all
Publishing date: 21 April 2022
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov has expressed his support for Georgia’s efforts to increase opportunities for all, including national minorities, during his visit to the country between 11 and 16 April 2022. Abdrakhmanov commended Georgia’s new State Strategy for
High Commissioner on National Minorities encourages Bosnia and Herzegovina to continue with reforms to secure representation and inclusion of national minorities
Publishing date: 13 April 2022
During his first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 6 to 8 April 2022, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov encouraged the authorities to continue implementing reforms that can secure the representation and participation of national minorities in all spheres
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities says good governance can support integration of society and invites Moldova to share best practices
Publishing date: 2 February 2022
“The promotion of good governance and reforms facilitates harmony among diverse groups in society,” said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov during his visit to Moldova from 24 to 26 January 2022. In Chisinau, the High Commissioner met with government representatives,
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports North Macedonia’s ongoing efforts towards One Society for All
Publishing date: 24 January 2022
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov expressed his support for North Macedonia’s ongoing efforts towards developing its strategy of One Society for All as an effective framework to help improve social cohesion. During his three-day visit to the country, the High
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities addresses conference on combating xenophobia, antisemitism and racism in Moscow
Publishing date: 29 November 2021
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov participated in the Third Moscow International Conference on Combating Xenophobia, Antisemitism and Racism — Protecting the Future on 22 and 23 November in Moscow. In his opening remarks, the High Commissioner highlighted that: “We
OSCE and UN promote socio-economic inclusion of minorities as a strategy for conflict prevention
Publishing date: 12 November 2021
GENEVA, 12 November 2021 – “By increasing the economic empowerment of minorities, we also contribute to sustainable development and towards creating prosperous and stable societies throughout the OSCE area and beyond,” said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Kairat Abdrakhmanov today at an OSCE-UN conference on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Economic Life as a Strategy for Conflict Prevention, held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.