News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Post-2014 Afghanistan will be no threat to other countries, Afghan Minister of Counter Narcotics tells OSCE
Publishing date: 13 March 2014
Afghanistan has made much progress in the twelve years and will not pose a threat to other countries in the region, the country’s Minister of Counter Narcotics Mobarez Rashedi told the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 13 March 2014, as he highlighted ways to address the remaining challenges, including the fight against the illicit drugs...
OSCE Mission Head calls for more women directors in Kosovo institutions
Publishing date: 7 March 2014
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 7 March 2014 – Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, appealed to local and central level institutions in Kosovo to raise the number of women in managerial positions...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat celebrates its 15th anniversary
Publishing date: 7 March 2014
A ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat took place on 5 March 2014...
Empower women and girls to achieve gender equality, combat domestic violence, Albania’s Minister for Social Welfare and Youth tells OSCE
Publishing date: 6 March 2014
Empowerment of women and girls is essential to ensuring gender equality and combatting gender-based and domestic violence, Albania’s Minister for Social Welfare and Youth Erion Veliaj told the OSCE Permanent Council on 6 March 2014, ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March...
OSCE regional workshop explores role of community police in fighting domestic violence
Publishing date: 28 January 2014
MINSK, 28 January 2014 – Helping police to better respond to cases of domestic violence was the focus of a two-day OSCE regional workshop, which opened in Minsk today, for members of community police from Belarus and Moldova...
Domestic violence in Azerbaijan: OSCE Office in Baku issues trial monitoring report
Publishing date: 30 December 2013
BAKU, 30 December 2013 – As part of its 2013 trial monitoring programme, the OSCE Office in Baku has today issued a report on domestic violence cases in the justice system of Azerbaijan...
White Ribbon pledge shows men’s support to OSCE action to stop violence against women
Publishing date: 12 December 2013
Six male diplomats and military officers today received white ribbons to honour their work to stop violence against women...