News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
The OSCE CiO Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts, Ambassador Čekuolis opens OSCE water project in Georgia
Publishing date: 17 June 2011
On Friday, June 17, 2011, the OSCE, the European Union and the Ministry for Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia jointly launched the Nikosi water project, which envisages the installation of pipes and a pump in order to supply the Nikosi and Saltvisi areas, close to Administrative Boundary Line, with irrigation water...
OSCE signs contract extension to remove remainder of toxic rocket fuel component from Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 June 2011
OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Omelianchuk on 15 June 2011 signed a contract extension with a Russian consortium for the safe disposal of 9,500 tonnes of a toxic rocket fuel component stored in Ukraine...
Civil security and combating trafficking key areas of OSCE co-operation with Baltic Sea States Council, says its Director addressing Permanent Council
Publishing date: 10 June 2011
VIENNA, 10 June 2011 – Working with the OSCE on civil security and combating human trafficking, and potential co-operation in building transport links and sustainable energy are ways to contribute to stability and cohesion in Europe, said Jan Lundin, Director General of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Secretariat in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today...
OSCE Centre in Astana trains journalists in environmental reporting
Publishing date: 9 June 2011
ATYRAU, Kazakhstan, 9 June 2011 – An OSCE-supported training course on environmental matters for 25 journalists from Western Kazakhstan started today in Atyrau...
Sustainable transport and energy theme of photo contest launched by OSCE and Lithuanian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 6 June 2011
VIENNA, 6 June 2011 – The OSCE and its Lithuanian Chairmanship today launched a photo competition to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable transport and energy...
Solutions to toxic pollutants discussed at OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 1 June 2011
The OSCE Office in Yerevan supported an international conference to discuss solutions to environmental threats. The conference took place on 31 May 2011 in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
OSCE Chairmanship workshop discusses confidence-building role of economic and environmental activities
Publishing date: 30 May 2011
Participants in an OSCE Chairmanship-organized workshop held in Vienna on 30 May discussed the potential of economic and environmental activities to effectively build confidence and trust...