News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports development of tools for multilingual education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities has gathered a group of international experts, researchers and professionals in the field of multilingual education to develop tools to support multilingual education in Central Asia. The Regional Expert School on Multilingual and
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities promotes multilingual education in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 June 2019
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier visited Tajikistan from 18 to 22 June 2019, where he continued to promote the adoption of multilingual education that achieves a balance between ensuring that minorities are able to learn in their own languages and making them
Central Asia Regional School on Multilingual and Multicultural Education organized by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities opens in Almaty
Publishing date: 3 December 2018
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 3 December 2018 – Some 120 university lecturers, school managers, teachers, trainers and experts from all the Central Asian states, Mongolia and the wider region gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, today for the opening of the five-day Regional School on Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration and Sustainable Development. The annual event is organized by the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), in co-operation with the ORLEU National Centre for Professional Development...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Turkmenistan’s authorities agree to strengthen co-operation on education and integration of society
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Lamberto Zannier, during his visit to Ashgabat and the Dashoguz Region from 20 to 23 November 2018, agreed with...
We’ll continue to support students who want changes that lead to a better future, say Jajce school students, winners of 2018 Max van der Stoel Award
Publishing date: 9 November 2018
THE HAGUE, 9 November 2018 – “We will continue to support not only the students of Jajce, but also any other student who wants changes that will lead to a better future,” said Azra Keljalić, a student and President of the Student Council of Jajce Vocational School, as she accepted the 2018 Max van der Stoel Award on behalf of high school students from Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at a ceremony in The Hague today...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Moscow, discusses inter-ethnic relations in Russian Federation and situation of Russian minorities in other OSCE participating States
Publishing date: 30 October 2018
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Lamberto Zannier, travelled to Moscow from 28 to 30 October 2018 for an official visit to the Russian Federation. During the visit, Zannier...
Role of legal professionals in ensuring access to justice for national minorities focus of regional roundtable discussion held in Chisinau
Publishing date: 10 October 2018
The role of legal professionals in ensuring the adequate protection of national minorities’ rights, by way of fair and effective investigation and adjudication, especially in cases related to hate crime, was the focus of...