News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Dialogue, trust and security in Central Asia in focus at OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network
Publishing date: 10 September 2016
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 10 September 2016 – The second two-day seminar of the OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) began today in Kara-Oi village, Issyk-Kul region, for around 40 university students, new members of the CAYN and alumni from Afghanistan, Central Asia and Mongolia...
Voice of youth counts, says OSCE Secretary General Zannier on the occasion of International Youth Day
Publishing date: 12 August 2016
VIENNA, 12 August 2016- This year’s International Youth Day, 12 August, focuses on achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the leading role youth plays for equitable socioeconomic development – critical also to the implementation of relevant commitments of OSCE participating States...
OSCE enhances legal and human rights education in Armenia
Publishing date: 8 July 2016
The OSCE Office in Yerevan supported a summer school focusing on public international law from 30 June to 9 July 2016 which also included a two-day training course on international human rights law at the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University in Yerevan (RAU)...
OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network focuses on renewing dialogue, rebuilding trust and restoring security
Publishing date: 5 July 2016
ALMATY, 5 July 2016 – The annual OSCE Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) forum and seminar began today in Almaty...
OSCE Mission to Moldova strengthens professional skills and civic engagement among young people from both banks
Publishing date: 4 July 2016
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held a training event on essential debate techniques for 37 high-school students and 7 teachers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River on 1 to 3 July 2016 in Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the river...
Young people in Albania say NO to corruption
Publishing date: 24 June 2016
The OSCE Presence in Albania held a ceremony to award winners of a national essay competition for high school and university students called Young People Say NO to Corruption on 22 June 2016...
Empowerment of youth crucial in preventing violent extremism, conclude participants at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 14 June 2016
VIENNA, 14 June 2016 – Preventing and responding to the terrorist radicalization of youth north and south of the Mediterranean was in focus of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group meeting held today in Vienna...