News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports efficient water use in schools and universities in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 5 August 2011
BISHKEK, 5 August 2011 – Water meters have been installed in 14 schools and university campuses in Bishkek as part of a joint OSCE/Regional Ecological Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) initiative to improve the use of scarce water resources...
OSCE supports raising awareness on human rights and environment for Ukrainian youth
Publishing date: 3 August 2011
A summer camp for children and youth to raise awareness of environmental and human-rights issues, organized by the Ukrainian Youth Association and supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) was launched on August 1, 2011 in Lviv region in western Ukraine...
OSCE-supported summer seminar to build trust among communities
Publishing date: 15 July 2011
Seventy young people from both sides of the Dniestr/Nistru River are participating in a summer school in Molovata Noua, Moldova, from 7 to 17 July 2011. The school aims to raise awareness among young people of the role of civil society in dealing with environmental issues...
OSCE Centre helps promote integrated water resource management in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 July 2011
ASTANA, 15 July 2010 – Representatives of the OSCE Centre in Astana, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, the Presidential Administration, state agencies, international organizations, academia, diplomatic corps and non-governmental stakeholders met today to discuss implementing integrated water resource management (IWRM) principles in the country...
Aarhus Centres support the transition to a green economy
Publishing date: 4 July 2011
Practitioners and OSCE officers involved in the work of the OSCE-supported Aarhus Centres met in Chisinau, on 29 June 2011, to take part in preparations for next year’s global UN conference on sustainable development, “Rio+20”.
Tajik officials learn about Armenia’s experience with developing renewable energy sources
Publishing date: 1 July 2011
Some 14 government officials from Tajikistan visited Armenia from 20 to 24 June 2011 to learn about Armenia‘s experience with designing policy priorities and a legislative and institutional framework for developing its renewable energy potential. The visit was organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE Office in Baku awards grants to civil society projects addressing environment and security issues
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
BAKU, 22 June 2011 – The OSCE Office in Baku today announced that four non-governmental organizations that work in the field of environment and security will receive small grants to finance their work...