News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
On International Roma Day, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and human rights chief call for youth focus to promote greater Roma participation
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
BELGRADE/WARSAW, 8 April 2015 – Ivica Dačić, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister, and Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called today for greater efforts to ensure Roma and Sinti participation in social, political and cultural life. On the occasion of International Roma Day, they stressed that a focus on youth, including on education, is key to providing Roma communities with greater opportunities...
OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes study visit for students as part of 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act
Publishing date: 27 March 2015
The OSCE Mission to Skopje hosted 22 students from five different universities in the country during a study visit to the Mission’s premises on 26 March 2015. The visit was an opportunity for the students to learn more about the OSCE, Skopje Mission’s mandate and programmes...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities welcomes Serbian delegation in The Hague to discuss education
Publishing date: 12 March 2015
The OSCE Mission to Serbia organized a visit of representatives from the Serbian Government and other relevant institutions to discuss State-language education in Serbia with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors on 11 and 12 March 2015 in The Hague...
OSCE Office launches lessons on energy efficiency for schoolchildren in Astana
Publishing date: 5 March 2015
The first in a series of OSCE-supported educational events for schoolchildren on energy efficiency and the rational use of natural resources was launched on 5 March 2015 at School No. 47 in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Mission to Skopje donates equipment to primary school for children with special needs
Publishing date: 18 December 2014
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, through its charitable programme Blossom Fund for Children, donated various teaching materials and technical equipment, books and games to the Dr. Zlatan Sremac Special Primary School in Skopje on 18 December 2014...
OSCE Presence gives 2014 Award to Albanian organizations fighting child trafficking and exploitation
Publishing date: 17 December 2014
The OSCE Presence in Albania has presented local civil society associations ARSIS and Children of the World and Albania the 2014 Presence’s Award for their contribution in assisting street children and fighting child trafficking at the ceremony in Tirana...
OSCE-supports investigative journalism workshop for students of Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism
Publishing date: 11 December 2014