News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Second OSCE Dialogue Academy for young women from Prishtinë/Pristina and Belgrade, concludes in Austria
Publishing date: 10 October 2016
The second edition of the OSCE Dialogue Academy for young women leaders from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade, organized under the auspices of the “Follow Us” Initiative, was held from 30 September to 9 October at Stadtschlaining, Austria...
Youth can be driver of OSCE Mediterranean Partnership, participants highlight at 2016 OSCE Mediterranean Conference
Publishing date: 6 October 2016
VIENNA, 6 October 2016 – The OSCE Mediterranean Partnership is growing and youth should be a lead actor to take dialogue and co-operation forward, participants emphasized in the 2016 OSCE Mediterranean conference, which concluded today in Vienna...
Common agenda for youth in focus at OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 5 October 2016
VIENNA, 5 October 2016 – The contribution of youth to fostering dialogue and co-operation in the Euro-Mediterranean region is in focus at the two-day 2016 OSCE Mediterranean Conference, which opened today in Vienna...
OSCE-supported “Building Bridges” event in Skopje gathers students of different communities to interact together
Publishing date: 3 October 2016
SKOPJE, 2 October 2016 – More than 600 students from 27 schools around the country came together for a day of songs, dance performances, theatre plays and sport games,, as part of the Building Bridges Fund event, organized today by the OSCE Mission to Skopje...
Youth from Albania and Serbia conclude OSCE-supported training course in Durrës on use of digital skills to promote OSCE values
Publishing date: 22 September 2016
A five-day training course on use of digital skills to promote OSCE values for young people from Albania and Serbia concluded on 22 September 2016 in the Albanian city of Durrës. The course was organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia in partnership with the OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Serbia’s Ministry of Youth and Sport, Albanian Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth and the National Youth Council of Serbia...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana co-organizes Central Asian Leadership Programme for government officials and young environmental leaders
Publishing date: 19 September 2016
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 19 September 2016 – The OSCE-supported seventh annual Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) for some 40 young environmental leaders and decision-makers from the state, non-governmental, academic and business sectors of Central Asia and Afghanistan on sustainable development goals and improved co-operation began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Essay on bridging gaps in education of Roma wins OSCE Mission to Serbia competition
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
An essay on bridging gaps in education of Roma youth, jointly written by a Jovana Zjacic, a 23-year-old volunteer at a shelter for homeless children, and Ana Cosic, a German-language teacher from Macvanska Mitrovica, was selected as the winner of a competition organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia on the role of youth in the implementation of the OSCE’s human dimension commitments, on 7 September 2016 in Belgrade...