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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and United Nations mark 30 years of co-operation at Security Council meeting
Publishing date: 4 May 2023
NEW YORK CITY, 4 May 2023 – The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, addressed the United Nations (UN) Security Council today to reflect on 30 years of co-operation between the two organizations.
Current security challenges, war against Ukraine, at heart of OSCE Secretary General participation in 77th United Nations General Assembly
Publishing date: 23 September 2022
NEW YORK CITY, 23 September 2022 – OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid concluded her visit to New York City, where she attended the high-level meeting and the general debate of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau calls for stronger UN-OSCE co-operation to address global security challenges
Publishing date: 16 March 2022
NEW YORK, 16 March 2022 — We need to engage in closer cooperation with international institutions to stop the aggression against Ukraine and Russia must face consequences of its actions. This was the message underlined by Chairman-in-Office and Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau as he concluded his visit to United Nations headquarters in New York.
OSCE and UN recommit to strengthening co-operation, seek effective solutions to cope with changes in regional and global security environments
Publishing date: 10 December 2019
NEW YORK, United States, 10 December 2019 – The OSCE and the UN Secretariat in New York today finalized an agreement to strengthen co-operation on addressing key challenges international peace and security, and on promoting respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.
At Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, Director of OSCE Secretary General’s Office Paul Bekkers emphasizes central role of regional organizations’ support for Afghanistan stability
Publishing date: 6 October 2016
“Stability in Afghanistan remains of utmost significance to, and inseparable from the security of the Eurasian continent,” stressed Paul Bekkers, Director of the OSCE Secretary General’s Office at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan on 5 October 2016....
The need for a stronger strategic partnership between EU and OSCE emphasized at Rome OSCE-IAI event
Publishing date: 11 March 2016
The role of the EU and the OSCE in restoring co-operative security in Europe was the focus of a panel discussion organized by the OSCE and the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) in Rome on 8 March 2016. The debate revolved around priorities of the forthcoming EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, relations between Europe and Russia as well as findings of the final report of the independent Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security.
OSCE Secretary-General calls for stronger institutional coordination mechanisms between UN and Regional Organizations to effectively address common security challenges
Publishing date: 7 May 2015
Vienna, 7 may 2015- “Global challenges are on the rise, and this highlights the need for the UN and Regional Organizations to step up their efforts to co-ordinate and co-operate more effectively to maintain peace and security” OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier told the General Assembly during a high-level thematic debate on “Strengthening Co-operation between the United Nations and Regional and Sub-regional Organizations” held in New York on 4 May.