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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson, OSCE Secretary General and ODIHR Director welcome UN Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security
Publishing date: 12 December 2015
BELGRADE / VIENNA / WARSAW, 12 December 2015 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Michael Georg Link today welcomed the adoption by the UN Security Council earlier this week of a Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security...
OSCE/ODIHR report provides recommendations on improving the legislative process in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 December 2015
The legislative process in Kyrgyzstan should be comprehensive and policy-based, says an OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) assessment, presented in Bishkek on 11 December 2015 at a meeting co-organized by ODIHR and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek.
OSCE Dialogue Academy, focusing on women's involvement in dialogue and policy-making from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade, concludes in Austria
Publishing date: 7 December 2015
The OSCE Dialogue Academy, proposed by a group of prominent women from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade as part of their OSCE-supported “Follow us” initiative, was held from 27 November to 6 December 2015 at Stadtschlaining, Austria...
Secretaries General of the Western Balkans Parliaments discuss public participation in law-making process at OSCE-supported annual meeting
Publishing date: 4 December 2015
TIRANA, 4 December 2015- Secretaries General of the Western Balkans Parliaments, who gathered in Tirana on 3 and 4 December, agreed on the need to further increase public participation in legislative processes. They also stressed that parliaments and civil society should work together to oversee the public consultation on draft legislation at all stages...
OSCE Secretary General Zannier encourages continued commitment to democratic reforms as he concludes his visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 1 December 2015
SKOPJE, 1 December 2015- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier encouraged political leaders to continue commitment to the ongoing political process and timely implementation of the Przino Agreement in full and good faith, as he concludes discussions today in Skopje...
OSCE Presence in Albania brings together newly-elected women officials to learn new skills, share experiences
Publishing date: 24 November 2015
DURRËS, Albania, 24 November 2015 – Newly-elected women members of municipal councils from across Albania learned new skills and networked with their more experienced peers at the OSCE-supported three-day School for Municipal Women Councillors, which ended today. It is the fourth time the OSCE Presence in Albania has organized this initiative since 2011...
OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Georgia stresses need for proper impact assessment and monitoring of legislation
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
Methodologies for assessing the impact of draft legislation and monitoring of adopted legislation were the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the Parliament of Georgia, on 19 and 20 November 2015 in Tbilisi.