News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Fostering public participation in decision-making crucial for Kosovo’s democracy, says OSCE Mission Head
Publishing date: 14 September 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 15 September 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, marking International Democracy Day, highlighted the importance of public participation and transparency in political decision-making...
OSCE/ODIHR highlights challenges for abandoned women from migrant households in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 12 September 2012
The challenge of re-integrating wives abandoned by labour migrants into economic and social life in Tajikistan was the focus of a conference held in Dushanbe by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and UN Women on 12 and 13 September 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR promotes enhanced role for women in political parties in Moldova
Publishing date: 4 September 2012
Increasing gender equality within political parties in Moldova was the focus of a roundtable discussion held in Chisinau by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 4 September 2012...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue on Kazakhstan’s population registration legislation
Publishing date: 22 August 2012
ASTANA, 22 August 2012 – Some 40 parliamentarians, government officials, and representatives of political parties, academia and civil society organizations discussed today at an OSCE-supported event how to improve the national population registration and management of internal migration in Kazakhstan...
Moldova’s automated election-management system has potential but needs more work, ODIHR says
Publishing date: 26 July 2012
An automated information system Moldova is introducing to help administer elections could become a powerful management tool but improvements are necessary, according to an assessment by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented in Chisinau on 26 July 2012...
ODIHR provides recommendations on establishing a population register in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 23 July 2012
An expert team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented its assessment and recommendations on how to best establish a fully computerized population register in Kyrgyzstan at a launch event in Bishkek on 24 July 2012...
OSCE Presence in Albania donates computers, trains staff of Justice Ministry's prison service
Publishing date: 20 July 2012
TIRANA, 20 July 2012 – The OSCE Presence in Albania donated today several computers to the Albanian Justice Ministry’s Internal Control Service of Prisons (ICSP) as part of an OSCE project which also includes assistance with amending internal regulations, training staff and implementing an electronic monitoring project...