News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports meeting of representatives of Albanian and Montenegrin Parliaments in Podgorica
Publishing date: 29 September 2016
The Parliament of Montenegro, with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Mission to Montenegro, hosted a visit of the Research Centre and public relations services of the Parliament of Albania on 23 September 2016 in Podgorica, with the aim of goal of strengthening co-operation between the two institutions and enhancing their activities...
Students from both banks of Dniester/Nistru River practice the art of negotiations as part of Model OSCE 2016
Publishing date: 28 September 2016
The OSCE Mission to Moldova brought together 32 students from Chisinau, Comrat, Rybnitsa and Tiraspol for the Model OSCE 2016, to hone their negotiation skills training and participate in a simulation game that engages youth in conflict resolution. The event was held from 22 to 25 September 2016 in Vadul-lui-Voda, a town by the Dniester/Nistru River...
Youth from Albania and Serbia conclude OSCE-supported training course in Durrës on use of digital skills to promote OSCE values
Publishing date: 22 September 2016
A five-day training course on use of digital skills to promote OSCE values for young people from Albania and Serbia concluded on 22 September 2016 in the Albanian city of Durrës. The course was organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia in partnership with the OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Serbia’s Ministry of Youth and Sport, Albanian Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth and the National Youth Council of Serbia...
OSCE Mission hosted Management and Leadership training course for Parliamentary services of Montenegro
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro held the first in a series of three training courses for Montenegrin Senior Administration Management of the Parliamentary service, in co-operation with the Parliamentary Department for Human Resources, from 15 to 16 September 2016, in Podgorica...
Voice of youth counts, says OSCE Secretary General Zannier on the occasion of International Youth Day
Publishing date: 12 August 2016
VIENNA, 12 August 2016- This year’s International Youth Day, 12 August, focuses on achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the leading role youth plays for equitable socioeconomic development – critical also to the implementation of relevant commitments of OSCE participating States...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan organizes first regional forum for promoting women’s political participation in Khujand
Publishing date: 25 July 2016
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 24 July 2016 organized the first regional forum for promoting women’s political participation in Khujand, with the aim of increasing community outreach, engaging women leaders in the region and supporting women’s empowerment in political and public life...
OSCE PA human rights committee Chair Ignacio Sanchez Amor follows up on developments in Turkey
Publishing date: 25 July 2016
COPENHAGEN, 25 July 2016 – In response to the measures taken by the Turkish authorities following the attempted coup, Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), Chairperson of the OSCE PA Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, issued the following statement today...