News and press releases

News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.

OSCE Centre promotes efficient management of trans-boundary water resources

Publishing date: 31 May 2007

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana

ALMATY, 31 May 2007- Sustainable management of ground water resources that stretch across international borders was the topic as experts from Central Asia and the Caucasus began meeting today at a workshop supported by the OSCE Centre in Almaty...

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OSCE supports international youth co-operation on ecological problems

Publishing date: 29 May 2007

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)

What we do: Environmental activities

YEREVAN, 29 May 2007- Ecological challenges faced by cities in mountainous regions is the topic of a two-day international youth conference that started today in Yerevan.

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OSCE meeting transforms concern about environment security into action

Publishing date: 23 May 2007

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat

What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Conflict prevention and resolution

PRAGUE, 23 May 2007- A high-level OSCE meeting focusing on environmental security transformed concerns that environmental factors are threatening global security into actions that will promote stability, said Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin...

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OSCE meeting fosters co-operation to reduce environmental threats, says Chairman

Publishing date: 21 May 2007

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat

What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance

PRAGUE, 21 May 2007- Global security will be increasingly at risk because of man-made environmental threats, but with the right political will and co-operation threats can be reduced, the OSCE Chairman said today.

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Winners of 2007 OSCE Photo Contest announced

Publishing date: 18 May 2007

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Secretariat

What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities

VIENNA, 18 May 2007- The winners of the 2007 OSCE photo contest "Land and water, protecting our fragile environment" were announced today. The main prize was awarded to Shamil Zhumatov from Kazakhstan for a series about the Aral Sea...

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OSCE Office holds seminar on access to justice in environmental matters in Armenia

Publishing date: 17 May 2007

Content type: Press release

Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)

What we do: Environmental activities

YEREVAN, 17 May 2007- Raising awareness among judges, prosecutors and lawyers on the Aarhus Convention and its access to justice component was the aim of an OSCE-supported seminar held in Yerevan today...