News and press releases

News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.

OSCE Office organizes summer camp for Armenian children

Publishing date: 27 August 2008

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)

What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination

KAPAN, Armenia, 27 August 2008- Some 80 disabled and socially disadvantaged children from Armenia's Syunik province are taking part in a summer camp on "Learning to Live Together" in Kapan, the provincial capital...

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OSCE Presence, USAID publish book to assist implementation of domestic violence law

Publishing date: 31 July 2008

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat

What we do: Education, Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law

TIRANA, 31 July 2008- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) published this week a judicial manual that will help courts to implement the country's law on domestic violence...

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OSCE-supported regional police training centre opens in eastern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 31 July 2008

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek

What we do: Human rights, Education, Policing

BISHKEK, 31 July 2008- A regional Interior Ministry centre for training police officers in criminal investigation methods, supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, opened today in Balykchy, Issyk Kul...

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OSCE press freedom office trains media professionals to foster ethical standards and boost self-regulation

Publishing date: 29 July 2008

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

What we do: Education, Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation

ODESA, Ukraine, 29 July 2008- Promoting media self-regulation as a credible mechanism for upholding journalistic ethics and professionalism is the aim of a two-day OSCE training course that started in Odesa today...

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OSCE Mission completes first phase of 'Signs of Hope' photo and documentary initiative in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict

Publishing date: 23 July 2008

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)

What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education

TBILISI, 23 July 2008.- The first phase of a media-development project by the OSCE Mission to Georgia ended today with the completion of a six-day documentary training course for 12 Ossetian journalists in Tskhinvali...

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OSCE Mission to Skopje helps strengthen inter-ethnic dialogue between students

Publishing date: 26 June 2008

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje

What we do: Education

SKOPJE, 26 June 2008- Strengthening inter-ethnic dialogue and building confidence between students of different ethnic backgrounds from Kumanovo's four segregated secondary schools was the aim of an OSCE-supported project that wrapped up today...