News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre, Kyrgyz Government to assess and reduce threat posed by uranium dumps in south-east Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 June 2006
BISHKEK, 14 June 2006- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Ministry for Emergency Situations and several international organizations decided today to raise money for a technical assessment of the threats posed by radioactive dumps in...
OSCE Office to open its first presence in Armenian province
Publishing date: 9 June 2006
YEREVAN, 9 June 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office Amb. Vladimir Pryakhin and Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian today signed an agreement which creates the legal basis for establishing presences to implement OSCE programmes in regions...
OSCE Office holds open lesson to commemorate World Environment Day in Armenia
Publishing date: 6 June 2006
YEREVAN, 6 June 2006- The OSCE Office in Yerevan marked World Environment Day yesterday by holding an open lesson for around 30 schoolchildren and teachers together with the Public Environmental Information Centre (Aarhus Centre)...
OSCE Centre organizes meeting on education in environment and sustainable development in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 May 2006
ALMATY, 29 May 2006- Improving environmental education and education for sustainable development in Kazakhstan under a national plan will be the focus of a meeting on 30 and 31 May in Almaty, organized by the OSCE Centre...
Re-opening transport routes could contribute to solving frozen conflicts, say participants at OSCE Economic Forum
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
PRAGUE, 24 May 2006- Re-opening transport routes in regions paralyzed by frozen conflicts could help promote peace, leaders said at the 14th OSCE Economic Forum, which concluded today...
Political leaders and OSCE experts begin talks in Prague on security and transport networks
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
PRAGUE, 22 May 2006- Key speakers at the second part of the OSCE Economic Forum, which began today in Prague, emphasized the importance of secure transport networks for economic development and regional stability...
OSCE Secretary General visits rocket fuel disposal site in Armenia
Publishing date: 12 May 2006
YEREVAN, 12 May 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, who is on a two-day visit to Armenia, today applauded the imminent start of the recycling of 872 tons of mélange rocket fuel...