News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Transboundary water co-operation and water management focus of Almaty meeting
Publishing date: 22 October 2007
ALMATY, 22 October 2007- Issues relating to a decline in access to water and sanitation, as well as expanding co-operation between countries and stakeholders on shared waters, will be on the agenda of a workshop that opens in Almaty tomorrow...
Co-operation to avert environmental threats focus of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 17 October 2007
VIENNA, 17 October 2007- Environmental hazards can wreak havoc on communities and spark cross-border conflict. The OSCE's concerted and co-operative action to counter these security threats is featured in the latest issue of the OSCE Magazine...
OSCE Chairman congratulates Al Gore, UN climate panel on winning Nobel Peace Prize
Publishing date: 13 October 2007
MADRID, 13 October 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, congratulated former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change today on winning the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize...
OSCE Mission to Skopje raises awareness on environmental issues among schoolchildren
Publishing date: 24 September 2007
SKOPJE, 24 September 2007- Raising environmental awareness among schoolchildren of different ethnic backgrounds is the aim of an OSCE-supported project launched today in Skopje...
OSCE Centre supports regional water management co-operation
Publishing date: 20 September 2007
ISSYK-KUL, Kazakhstan, 20 September 2007- Intensifying water management co-operation between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan so that water resources shared by the two countries can be used effectively is the purpose of a three-day meeting that starts today...
OSCE holds conference on maritime and inland waterways co-operation
Publishing date: 11 September 2007
HELSINKI, 11 September 2007- An international OSCE conference on the role of maritime and inland waterways co-operation in enhancing security and protecting the environment ended in Helsinki today...
OSCE helps Armenia eliminate toxic fuel
Publishing date: 6 September 2007
YEREVAN, 6 September 2007- Nearly 900 tons of highly explosive missile fuel have been neutralized and turned into fertilizer with the support of the OSCE, it was announced at a ceremony marking the completion of the project today...