News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad organizes workshop on distribution of irrigation water
Publishing date: 24 November 2008
ASHGABAD, 24 November 2008- Fourteen officials involved in Turkmenistan's water distribution are attending an OSCE-organized course today on the use of modern technology to ensure effective distribution of irrigation water...
OSCE, OECD launch investment and competitiveness initiative for Central Asia
Publishing date: 5 November 2008
BERLIN, 5 November 2008- Attracting investment, improving the business climate and enhancing competitiveness in Central Asia were the topics discussed at a ministerial-level conference that ended in Berlin today...
OSCE supports workshop on preventing illegal trafficking of hazardous waste
Publishing date: 4 November 2008
KYIV, 4 November 2008- Detecting and preventing illegal trafficking of hazardous waste in Eastern Europe is the aim of a three-day training workshop that ends in Kyiv tomorrow...
OSCE Centre supports discussion to improve oil spill response strategies in the Caspian
Publishing date: 29 October 2008
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 29 October 2008- Increasing the national capacity to respond to oil spills in the Caspian Sea region is the topic of a three-day workshop that started in the western oil port city of Aktau today...
Joint OSCE-UNEP assessment report on environmental impact of recent conflict in Georgia released
Publishing date: 28 October 2008
VIENNA, 28 October 2008- The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities released on Monday a final report of a joint OSCE-UNEP mission to assess the environmental impacts of the recent conflict in Georgia...
Central Asia experts discuss regional co-operation on water management
Publishing date: 27 October 2008
TASHKENT, 27 October 2008- Improving regional co-operation on water management and promoting environmental security and safety were the focus of a workshop that ended in Tashkent on Saturday...
OSCE Centre supports education for sustainable development
Publishing date: 21 October 2008
PAVLODAR, Kazakhstan, 21 October 2008- Best practices for introducing sustainable development in higher education are the focus of a workshop that started today in Pavlodar...