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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Ways to engage young migrants in public and political life explored at Warsaw event
Publishing date: 19 September 2019
Engaging young people with a migrant background in political and public life was the focus of discussions at an event held in Warsaw on 19 September 2019, during the annual OSCE human rights conference, the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). The event, organized jointly by the OSCE
ODIHR launches new guidelines on political participation of people with disabilities at a side event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 16 September 2019
Under-representation of people with disabilities in political and public life and examples of positive practice contributing to more inclusive parliaments, political parties and democratic institutions were discussed at a side event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Presidents of courts discuss international standards for judicial administration at ODIHR seminar in Minsk
Publishing date: 13 September 2019
International rule of law standards related to the court management and independence of the judiciary were the topic of a training seminar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) together with Belarusian judicial institutions on 13 September 2019 in Minsk.
OSCE facilitates visit of Montenegro’s State Election Commission to Slovenia
Publishing date: 5 July 2019
Representatives of the Montenegrin State Election Commission (SEC) visited their Slovenian counterparts in Ljubljana from 3 to 5 July 2019 to hear about the country’s experiences of administering local and parliamentary elections...
OSCE promotes dialogue and co-operation between junior diplomats from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia
Publishing date: 24 June 2019
The Fourth International Summer School for Junior Diplomats from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, is taking place from 24 to 29 June 2019 in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Presence, Swiss Embassy sign agreement with Albania on support to parliament and civic education
Publishing date: 20 June 2019
The Albanian government, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Swiss Embassy signed on 18 June 2019 an agreement for implementing a project to support the Albanian parliament and citizen engagement in decision-making.
OSCE Presence in Albania opens exhibition in Tirana featuring artworks by local fine arts students on topic of corruption
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
An exhibition with students’ artworks on the topic of corruption opened at Jordan Misja Fine Arts School in Tirana on 10 June 2019. The exhibition showcased 30 of the best works out of 70 that the school’s students created as part of a competition organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania. Through this exhibition, the Presence aims to raise awareness of the topic of corruption by fostering discussion and reflection among the students and the public...