News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo promotes local ownership of digital tools to support civil society
Publishing date: 1 March 2023
The OSCE Mission handed over today its Kosovo Funding Portal – a source of funding and training opportunities for civil society organizations (CSOs) – to the CSOs network ‘Platforma CiviKos’, in a move aimed at increasing local ownership and long-term sustainability of digital tools to support
OSCE and Ombudsperson of Uzbekistan co-host International Human Rights Conference in Samarkand
Publishing date: 24 February 2023
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in co-operation with the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis (National Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsperson), as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan, co-hosted the International Conference titled “Interaction and Cooperation in the Field of Reliable Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms.” The event took place on 23 February 2023 in Samarkand.
OSCE Mission supports digitization of parliament’s verbatim records
Publishing date: 9 February 2023
With the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, around 50,000 verbatim records of sessions of Parliament of Montenegro from 1991 to 2008 were digitized and are searchable by date, year, convocation, session, political party and speaker. This process was finalized on 8 February with a training course for parliamentary staff on practical use of the software, developed with the Mission’s support in 2022.
ODIHR appoints new Panel of Experts on Freedom of Assembly and Association
Publishing date: 21 December 2022
The 16 members of the newly appointed Panel of Experts on Freedom of Assembly and Association under the auspices of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will start their four-year term on 1 January 2023. Coming from a variety of backgrounds, including academia, legal
OSCE Mission to BiH Head Aggeler visits Doboj, Banja Luka and Donja Gradina
Publishing date: 15 December 2022
BANJA LUKA, 15 December 2022 – Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, completed his visit to Doboj, Banja Luka and Donja Gradina today.
OSCE Mission to BiH Head Aggeler concludes visit to Canton 10 and Una-Sana Canton
Publishing date: 6 December 2022
DRVAR, 6 December 2022- Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH concluded today his visit to Canton 10 and Una-Sana Canton. Ambassador Aggeler started the visit on Monday, 5 December by meeting Mayor of Drvar Dušica Runić, one of only six female mayors in BiH.
Sustainable development and gender responsive budgeting focus of two OSCE-supported workshops with parliamentary staff in Montenegro
Publishing date: 24 November 2022
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro continued its cooperation with Parliament in providing specialized workshops to their staff on environmental protection and gender responsive budgeting.