News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro-supported campaign on benefits of composting kicks-off in Pljevlja
Publishing date: 4 July 2016
A campaign highlighting the benefits of composting household waste, supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, was launched on 1 July 2016 in Pljevlja, by the Montenegrin Sustainable Development and Tourism Ministry, the Municipality of Pljevlja and the Eco-Centre Dolphin NGO...
OSCE supports discussion on low-carbon emissions in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2016
The transition to a low-carbon economy and Kazakhstan’s corresponding obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement were the topics of an OSCE-supported meeting of the Green Economy Council under the President of Kazakhstan on 4 July 2016 in Astana...
OSCE parliamentarians consider resolutions on security, economic and environmental concerns and human rights
Publishing date: 2 July 2016
TBILISI, 2 July 2016 – Nearly 300 parliamentarians from 54 OSCE countries have begun debates on political and security affairs, economic and environmental issues and human rights and humanitarian concerns at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 25th Annual Session in Tbilisi...
OSCE supports training seminar in Kazakhstan on International Convention for Prevention of Pollution from Ships
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 30 June 2016 – An OSCE-supported training seminar for some 40 participants from the central and local authorities, oil and shipbuilding companies, civil society and Aarhus Centre on implementing the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, also known as the MARPOL Convention, began today in Aktau, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek promotes environmental security and supports clean-up campaign in the Issyk-Kul region
Publishing date: 27 June 2016
A two-day roundtable discussion organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the local Aarhus Centre on the role of environmental protection in the sustainable development of tourism in the popular resort region of Issyk-Kul ended on 26 June 2016...
Implementing the Aarhus Convention in Kyrgyzstan in focus at OSCE Centre-supported discussion in Talas
Publishing date: 17 June 2016
TALAS, Kyrgyzstan, 17 June 2016- Addressing local environmental issues through public participation and implementing the Aarhus Convention were the focus of a two-day roundtable discussion in Talas, organized by the Bishkek Aarhus Centre with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek today, and bringing together 30 representatives of civil society, State environmental agencies and the local authorities...
OSCE supports summer school in Kazakhstan for water and land resources management
Publishing date: 17 June 2016