News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Skopje Mission jointly host Kumanovo Police Open Day
Publishing date: 13 June 2004
SKOPJE, 13 June 2004- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the country's Interior Ministry are today hosting a Police Open Day at the Kumanovo Sports Centre. Developed as a Community Policing project under the Police's Citizen Outreach...
OSCE Mission and Norway assist Serbia in fight against trafficking, terrorism, extortion and kidnapping
Publishing date: 9 June 2004
BELGRADE, 9 June 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Embassy of Norway today handed over special equipment to the Border Police Directorate of the Serbian Interior Ministry as part of its assistance programme in the fight against...
OSCE Office in Baku launches project on human rights
Publishing date: 8 June 2004
BAKU, 8 June 2004- Rapid reaction to human rights violations and investigation of known cases in preliminary detention facilities in Azerbaijan will be the focus of a project jointly launched by the OSCE Office in Baku and the Ombudsman Institution...
Montenegrin police trainers graduate from OSCE training course
Publishing date: 4 June 2004
DANILOVGRAD, 4 June 2004- Twelve police officers of the Montenegrin Interior Ministry graduated today from the OSCE Trainer Development Course at a ceremony held at the Danilovgrad Police Academy in Montenegro. They are now certified to instruct their...
OSCE Mission supports Serbian Interior Ministry in developing national strategy on community policing
Publishing date: 1 June 2004
POZEGA, 1 June 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, its international partners and representatives of the Serbian Interior Ministry met in the Central Serbian town of Pozega today to agree on standards for evaluating progress on pilot...
OSCE Skopje Mission and Interior Ministry conduct police training on ethics
Publishing date: 17 May 2004
SKOPJE, 17 May 2004- The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Ministry of Interior today launched the first training course for police officers on the Code of Police Ethics. The programme will be attended by more than 30 officers...
OSCE Chairman encourages UN Security Council to seek OSCE support in Iraq, Afghanistan
Publishing date: 7 May 2004
NEW YORK, 7 May 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy told the UN Security Council on Friday that the 55-nation security body would be willing to offer its assistance in rebuilding democratic institutions in Iraq and Afghanistan if requested...