News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chair says lessons learned from Chornobyl nuclear disaster reaffirm need for stronger international co-operation in securing safety of world’s future
Publishing date: 26 April 2013
VIENNA, 26 April 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, commemorated today the 27th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, the largest nuclear power plant accident in human history, with calls for securing unity and solidarity to overcome the consequences, as well as strengthen collective capabilities to prevent the occurrence of such calamities in the future...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launches the Environmental Reporting Award
Publishing date: 19 April 2013
SARAJEVO, 19 April 2013 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launched today the Environmental Reporting Award for online, print and broadcast media on the subject of environment...
Mitigating environmental impact of energy activities challenging, yet creates new opportunities, say OSCE meeting participants in Kyiv
Publishing date: 16 April 2013
KYIV, 16 April 2013 – Ways to strengthen co-operation on new, renewable and cleaner energy sources, and promoting green growth, innovation and technology transfer are key topics of discussion between officials and experts from 57 OSCE participating States at a high-level meeting in Kyiv today...
OSCE Mission to Moldova helps remove radioactive sources from Transdniestria
Publishing date: 5 April 2013
CHISINAU, 5 April 2013 – Today the OSCE Mission to Moldova facilitated and monitored the removal of more than 150 sources of ionizing radiation from the Transdniestrian region...
OSCE supports Afghan and Tajik experts, students to strengthen water and environmental management co-operation
Publishing date: 29 March 2013
DUSHANBE, 29 March 2013 – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan today hosted an extracurricular day for 30 Afghan and Tajik students from the faculties of Engineering and Natural Sciences at universities in Dushanbe...
OSCE Centre in Astana helps promote oil spills prevention, preparedness and response
Publishing date: 14 March 2013
Jeannette Kloetzer, the Deputy Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, spoke at a conference on industrial safety and oil spill prevention, preparedness and response in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 14 March 2013...
OSCE supports presentation of new investment concept for Tajikistan’s small hydropower sector
Publishing date: 27 February 2013