News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Serbia and Montenegro launches programme for journalists on environmental reporting
Publishing date: 22 April 2005
BELGRADE, 22 April 2005- A workshop for journalists reporting on environmental issues, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, began today in Nis. During the three-day training course...
OSCE Office in Yerevan enhances co-operation with Syunik province
Publishing date: 19 April 2005
YEREVAN, 19 April 2005- Improved co-operation with the leadership and civil society of Armenia's most remote Syunik province was the aim of a recent visit by a delegation led by Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE Baku Office invites Kazakhstan's environment experts to study Aarhus Centre in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 14 April 2005
BAKU, 14 April 2005- Environmental experts from Kazakhstan have studied the setting up and current work of the Azerbaijani Aarhus Centre during a study tour jointly organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and the OSCE Centre in Almaty. First-hand...
OSCE Seminar discusses environmental and health risks from industries in Ferghana valley
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
CORTONA, ITALY, 8 April 2005- Ways of evaluating the environmental and health risks from industrial installations in the Ferghana Valley were discussed at a seminar that ended today in Cortona. The five-day event, organized by the OSCE, assessed the...
OSCE Almaty seminar focuses on migration management
Publishing date: 24 January 2005
ALMATY, 24 January 2005- An international seminar on the economic, environmental, security and humanitarian aspects of migration among the OSCE's 55 participating States opened in Almaty today. More than 200 representatives from NGOs, academics...
International experts highlight environment and security challenges in Central Asia's Ferghana Valley
Publishing date: 6 December 2004
OSH, KYRGYZSTAN, 6 December 2004- Central Asia's most populated area, the Ferghana valley, faces serious environmental challenges that may aggravate existing tensions between communities, says an international expert team after conducting an in-depth...
OSCE Trieste seminar spotlights effects of demographic imbalance on security
Publishing date: 9 November 2004
TRIESTE, 9 November 2004- The impact of unbalanced population growth on economic development and security was the focus of a two-day international seminar ending today in the Italian city of Trieste. Ageing, health hazards, family dynamics, population...