News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Post-2014 Afghanistan will be no threat to other countries, Afghan Minister of Counter Narcotics tells OSCE
Publishing date: 13 March 2014
Afghanistan has made much progress in the twelve years and will not pose a threat to other countries in the region, the country’s Minister of Counter Narcotics Mobarez Rashedi told the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 13 March 2014, as he highlighted ways to address the remaining challenges, including the fight against the illicit drugs...
OSCE trains Tajik state officials on UN Convention against Corruption
Publishing date: 7 March 2014
DUSHANBE, 7 March 2014 – A three-day training course on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and its review mechanism concluded today at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE organizes anti-corruption training course for Kyrgyz officials in Seoul
Publishing date: 10 February 2014
BISHKEK, 10 February 2014 – An OSCE-supported anti-corruption training course for Kyrgyz government officials in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, began today...
Best practices in local government award ceremony held in Montenegro
Publishing date: 31 December 2013
At a ceremony on 26 December the 2013 Best Practices in Local Government in Montenegro Awards were held in Podgorica, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Union of Municipalities and the Ministry of Interior...
OSCE promotes co-operation between Armenian and Georgian parliaments
Publishing date: 16 December 2013
High level meetings between the Armenian and Georgian parliaments were organized from 14 to 15 December 2013 in Alaverdi, Lori province in Armenia, with OSCE support.
OSCE helps implement local self-governance reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
ASTANA, 13 December 2013 – Good governance at the local level was the main topic of a two-day event which concluded today in Astana.
OSCE Presence in Albania promotes strengthening of Parliament’s co-operation with civil society, independent institutions
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
A roundtable discussion focused on strengthening co-operation between the Parliament, civil society organizations, and independent institutions began in Tirana on 11 December 2013 organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Assembly...