News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports training seminar in Northern Kazakhstan on Aarhus Convention
Publishing date: 27 August 2014
A two-day OSCE-supported workshop on implementing the Aarhus Convention in the context of the integrated water resources management and the country’s strategy of transition to a green economy, concluded on 27 August 2014 in Petropavlovsk, Northern Kazakhstan...
“Once the water recedes”- OSCE documentary raises awareness of flood disaster aftermath in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
A new short film featuring first-hand accounts of the devastating floods in May 2014 and immediate responses at several sites across Bosnia and Herzegovina was released by the OSCE Mission to BiH on 18 August 2014. The documentary, “Once the water recedes: The 2014 floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the aftermath of a natural disaster”, highlights the shortcomings and struggles in the wake of the floods...
OSCE Centre supports forum on environmental protection ahead of Astana Expo-2017
Publishing date: 1 August 2014
A two-day forum, supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana, on the role of public participation in improving environmental conditions at the Shuchinsk-Burabay recreation area was held at the Borovoe resort, near Kazakhstan’s capital from 31 July to 1 August 2014.
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes water management training seminar on safety of hydraulic structures
Publishing date: 29 July 2014
The safety of hydraulic structures was the focus of a two-day training seminar for more than 30 representatives of the Water Resources Committee and the Emergency Situations Ministry of Kazakhstan, which concluded on 29 July 2014 in Astana. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE Summer School brings together students from both banks of Dniester/Nistru river to learn about local ecosystem
Publishing date: 21 July 2014
An OSCE-supported summer school held from 10 to 20 July 2014 brought together 70 young students from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River in the riverside town of Molovata Noua...
Serbia as 2015 Chairmanship to work on crisis resolution, water governance, youth and security, Foreign Minister tells OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 15 July 2014
VIENNA, 15 July 2014 – Addressing crises and conflicts in the OSCE region, advancing regional co-operation with a special focus on Western Balkans, stepping up work on youth and security and promoting water governance are among the priorities of the incoming Serbian Chairmanship in 2015, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Serbia Ivica Dačić told OSCE participating States today...
Following floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE-supported event focuses on ways to improve disaster management
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
SARAJEVO, 10 July 2014 – Roles and activities of various actors in relief operations during the floods that struck Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2014 were analyzed at a roundtable event held today by the Council of Ministers’ Inter-ministerial Working Group on Security Policy and the BiH Coordination Body for Protection and Rescue, with the support of the OSCE Mission to BiH...