News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Dutch Foreign Minister to present Cyprus-based Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) with Max van der Stoel Award 2016
Publishing date: 21 October 2016
THE HAGUE, 21 October 2016 – The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders is to present the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR), a Cyprus-based non-governmental organization, with the Max van der Stoel Award 2016 for its work on history teaching as a tool for reconciliation in Cyprus. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony on 24 October in the Peace Palace, in The Hague...
OSCE Centre supports modernization of journalism education in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 23 September 2016
On 23 September 2016, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized a seminar on innovative methods of teaching journalism for 15 instructors from the International University for Humanities and Development, Magtymguly Turkmen State University, Foreign Ministry’s Institute of International Relations and the National Institute of Sports and Tourism of the State Committee for Tourism and Sports of Turkmenistan...
Internet journalism in focus of OSCE courses at Turkmenistan universities
Publishing date: 22 September 2016
ASHGABAT, 22 September 2016 –An OSCE-supported practical course on Internet journalism for some 40 journalism students at the International University for Humanities and Development concluded today in Ashgabat...
OSCE presents concept for legal education reform in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
An OSCE-supported concept for legal education reform in Ukraine was presented to parliamentarians, legal professionals, law students and representatives of lawyers associations at an event held on 14 September 2016 in Kyiv...
OSCE launches first distance human rights course in Ukraine for judges
Publishing date: 27 July 2016
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator on 15 July 2016 launched the first distance course in Ukraine on the application of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)...
Visit to Jajce of international community representatives led by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 19 July 2016
JAJCE, 19 July 2016 – The recent decision of the Central Bosnian Canton Assembly to divide the secondary school in Jajce, despite court decisions and students’ protests, was the main focus of discussions held today by representatives of the international community in BiH, including the Office of the High Representative, the French Embassy and the USAID Mission Director, who joined the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Ambassador Jonathan Moore, in meetings with Jajce municipal authorities and civil society.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities holds fifth regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 July 2016
A week-long regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education was held from 10 July to 16 July 2016 in Cholponata in Kyrgyzstan- the fifth regional summer school organized as part of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities’ (HCNM) Central Asia Education Programme.