News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains officials to detect and prevent smuggling of hazardous waste
Publishing date: 24 March 2011
KYIV, 24 March 2011 – Detecting and preventing the illegal cross-border trafficking of waste and other hazardous waste in Eastern Europe were the focus of a four-day train-the-trainers workshop that ended in Kyiv today...
OSCE donates bullet-proof vests, helmets to help Ukraine eliminate remnants of war
Publishing date: 18 March 2011
KYIV, 18 March 2011- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine donated 111 sets of bullet-proof vests and helmets to the country's Emergency Situations Ministry at a ceremony in Kyiv today...
OSCE Office supports expert discussions on investment in hydropower
Publishing date: 16 March 2011
DUSHANBE, 16 March 2011- A two-day seminar, supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, on the standardization of investment mechanisms and procedures for small hydropower stations concluded today in Dushanbe...
OSCE Centre supports young professionals from Central Asian environmental NGOs
Publishing date: 12 February 2011
ALMATY, 12 February 2011- Some 45 young leaders representing environmental non-governmental organizations from Central Asia are taking part in the Youth Environmental Forum that started in Almaty today with the support of the OSCE Centre...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator launches website for environmental education in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) has launched a website which offers secondary school teachers environmental education materials to promote the principles of sustainable development among young people in Ukraine...
Need for multidimensional approach to sustainable energy focus of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 7 February 2011
VIENNA, 7 February 2011 – Sustainable energy, energy security and OSCE support are being discussed at the first preparatory meeting of this year’s Economic and Environmental Forum, which started in Vienna today...
Sustainable development, environmental topics introduced into school curriculum in Kyrgyzstan with OSCE Centre support
Publishing date: 13 December 2010
BISHKEK, 14 December 2010- Starting next year, students in Kyrgyzstan's secondary schools will learn about sustainable development and environmental issues, following a decision by Kyrgyzstan's Academy of Education to implement a plan presented at a conference today as a key result of a project supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...