News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kosovo institutions fall short in supporting integration of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 9 May 2011 – While there has been progress in some areas, Kosovo institutions still are not creating adequate conditions for integration of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, is a conclusion of report presented today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE Presence in Albania, Anti-discrimination Commissioner discuss ways to reduce discrimination in school
Publishing date: 11 April 2011
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination organized a meeting on 11 April 2011 to discuss how to reduce discrimination in school...
OSCE Presence, United Kingdom urge for increased support to people with disabilities in Albania
Publishing date: 7 April 2011
TIRANA, 7 April 2011 – Promoting the rights of disabled people by strengthening the capacities of the Albanian National Council of People with Disabilities (ANCPD) and relevant civil society organizations was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today in Tirana by the OSCE Presence and the British Council Albania...
OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes environmental co-operation across the Dniestr/Nistru River
Publishing date: 29 March 2011
VADUL LUI VODA, Moldova, 29 March 2011 – Members of Moldovan and Transdniestrian expert working groups on agriculture and ecology and representatives from non-governmental organizations from both banks of the River Dniestr/Nistru discussed environmental co-operation during a meeting held today by the OSCE Mission to Moldova...
Participants at OSCE meeting call for more decisive steps to confront anti-Semitism in public discourse
Publishing date: 23 March 2011
PRAGUE, 23 March 2011 – Participants at an OSCE meeting in Prague on confronting anti-Semitism in public discourse today called for more decisive steps to counter expressions of intolerance and hatred while preserving the freedom of speech...
OSCE/ODIHR, Council of Europe and EU Fundamental Rights Agency make joint statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Publishing date: 18 March 2011
STRASBOURG, VIENNA, WARSAW, 21 March 2011 – In a joint statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Nils Muiznieks, Chair of the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance; Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights; and Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, strongly condemned manifestations of racism and related intolerance...
OSCE Minorities Commissioner Vollebaek supports strategy for integrated education during visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 18 March 2011
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, visited Skopje on 16-18 March 2011 to assess progress in integrating education as outlined in a government strategy. He also discussed the current political context and its impact on inter-ethnic relations.