News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE participating States discussed current and future European security challenges
Publishing date: 7 December 2017
VIENNA, 7 December 2017 – OSCE Foreign Ministers and other high-level representatives discussed ways to enhance strategic stability in times of increasing political and military unpredictability at a focused discussion on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna. The exchange built on discussions in the framework of the Structured Dialogue on the current and future security challenges in the OSCE area, a multilateral process launched by the Austrian OSCE Chair earlier this year.
OSCE Mission to Skopje and Interior Ministry launch project to reduce risk of weapons and proliferation of ammunition
Publishing date: 30 November 2017
SKOPJE, 30 November 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Ministry of Internal Affairs launched in Skopje today a new project aimed at reducing the risk of proliferation of weapons and of ammunition and to increase the security of existing stockpiles of small arms and light weapons...
Role of Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control in building confidence in Western Balkans focus of Forum for Security Co-operation’s meeting
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
The achievements of the Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control were discussed in the meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation on 25 October 2017 in Vienna. The Agreement has served as a framework for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia to engage with each other to promote peace and stability in the region.
Contribution of security forces to deal with large migration flows discussed in joint session of Forum for Security Co-operation and Permanent Council
Publishing date: 18 October 2017
VIENNA, 18 October 2017 – The role of security forces in supporting national governments in managing migration crises was the focus of the today’s joint meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation under Serbia’s Chairmanship and the Permanent Council in Vienna.
OSCE supports regional course on demilitarization activities in Central Asia
Publishing date: 16 October 2017
An eight-day OSCE regional course “Management of Specialist Demilitarization Activities” for some 40 military and civilian experts focusing on Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 3 Plus began on 16 October 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
OSCE meeting reviews practical assistance projects on small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition
Publishing date: 3 October 2017
VIENNA, 3 October 2017 – More than 120 representatives of OSCE participating States, Partners for Co-operation and other partnering organizations have gathered for a two-day meeting in Vienna today to review the implementation of OSCE assistance projects under the OSCE Documents on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (SCA) and explore possible further actions in this field.
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supports Kyrgyzstan’s implementation of Biological Weapons Convention
Publishing date: 14 September 2017
The Programme Office in Bishkek supported a two-day roundtable discussion on implementation issues of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in the context of Kyrgyzstan’s National Action Plan (NAP) on 7 and 8 September in Kosh-Kol village, Issyk-Kul region...