News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative urges governments to fight human trafficking when purchasing goods and services
Publishing date: 15 September 2015
MILAN, 15 September 2015 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, on Tuesday called on governments to enact measures to ensure ethical sourcing and keep modern day slavery out of supply chains.
On Democracy Day, OSCE Kosovo Mission calls for more sustainable public engagement
Publishing date: 15 September 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 15 September 2015 – On the occasion of International Democracy Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger called on institutions to be more open towards the public, and on civil society to take a more active role in furthering democratic consolidation...
OSCE co-organizes conference on combatting corruption for customs officers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 10 September 2015
ASTANA, 10 September 2015 – An OSCE-supported conference promoting international experience in combating and preventing corruption in state revenue agencies began today in Astana...
OSCE organizes study visit to Switzerland on flood prevention and transboundary co-operation for Eastern Europe environment experts
Publishing date: 4 September 2015
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities supported the visit of 16 representatives of environmental authorities and environmental experts from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine to Switzerland, to learn about good practices in restoring ecosystems in flood-prone areas. The visit, which took place from 31 August to 4 September 2015, is part of a joint OSCE – UNEP project initiated during the 2014 Swiss Chairmanship of the OSCE and funded by Switzerland within the framework of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC).
OSCE organizes regional training seminar on integration of labour migrants
Publishing date: 27 July 2015
A one-day training seminar on the integration of labour migrants started on 27 July 2015 in Uralsk, western Kazakhstan...
OSCE/ODIHR workshop focuses on international and Ukrainian political party regulation reform
Publishing date: 15 July 2015
Measures to make political parties in Ukraine and in the wider OSCE region more transparent and accountable were the focus of an expert workshop jointly organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the partners. They included the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), the Ukrainian civil society organizations Agency for Legislative Initiatives (ALI) as well as the Civil Network “OPORA”. The event was hosted by the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv,on 14 and 15 July 2015.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports training for law enforcement agencies on combatting customs offences and money laundering
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
A five-day anti-money laundering training course for law enforcement officers was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic from 29 June to 3 July 2015. The training course was supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...