News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps Kosovo police, prosecutors co-operate with media
Publishing date: 5 July 2011
A series of six regional training sessions for the police, prosecutors and journalists on co-operation concluded on 30 June 2011 in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE/ODIHR supports dialogue on political party funding and women’s political participation in Georgia
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
TBILISI, 29 June 2011 – Political party funding and the participation of women in political life in Georgia are the focus of a meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Georgian Central Election Commission which started today...
OSCE helps evaluate local governance reform in Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 June 2011
A workshop to evaluate local governance reform in Kosovo, organized by the OSCE Mission, concluded on 18 June 2011 in Mavrovo in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
OSCE participating States have duty to ensure the safety of journalists, Chairperson says
Publishing date: 7 June 2011
VILNIUS, 7 June 2011 – All OSCE participating States must act to fulfill their commitments to ensure the safety and security of journalists, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said today as he opened a two-day meeting devoted to finding ways to better protect journalists...
OSCE Centre supports high-level meeting on Kyrgyzstan’s public administration reform
Publishing date: 30 May 2011
BISHKEK, 30 May 2011 – Parliament Speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov, parliamentarians, high-level government officials, political party leaders, representatives of civil society and international organizations met today in Bishkek to discuss priorities for public administration reform during a meeting supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE-Mongolia Conference focuses on enhanced co-operation with Asian Partners in addressing common security challenges
Publishing date: 23 May 2011
ULAANBAATAR, 23 May 2011 – Strengthening synergies between the 56 participating States of the OSCE and its Asian Partners for Co-operation in addressing transnational threats, such as illicit drug trafficking; advancing international economic co-operation, in particular on transport and energy security; as well as promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in the whole OSCE area, are key topics of the OSCE-Mongolia Conference that started in Ulaanbaatar today...
OSCE Mission helps promote regularization strategy for informal settlements
Publishing date: 19 May 2011
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) and UN-Habitat will conclude a series of five regional roundtables on a Strategy and Action Plan for the Prevention and Regularization of Informal Settlements 2011- 2015, on 20 May 2011, in Prishtinë/Priština...