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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Marking International Migrants Day, OSCE PA’s Lanjri notes that migration’s benefits can be better enjoyed through enhanced international co-operation
Publishing date: 18 December 2018
COPENHAGEN, 18 December 2018 – Migrants can benefit host countries by contributing to economic growth and promoting understanding between societies, said OSCE parliamentarian Nahima Lanjri (MP, Belgium) today, marking International Migrants Day. But in order to promote the benefits of migration and ensure that it is a source of prosperity and sustainable development, it is necessary to improve migration governance, she said...
To address labour shortages, socio-economic integration of migrants is essential, say participants at OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 18 December 2018
VIENNA, 18 December 2018- To address labour shortages and allow migrants to be a resource for countries of origin and destination, socio-economic integration is essential, said participants at the OSCE conference held today in Vienna on the occasion of the International Migrants Day...
Experts discuss migrant integration practices at OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 30 November 2018
Challenges and good practices in the field of integrating migrants were the focus of an expert workshop held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Tbilisi on 29 November 2018. Experts from ten OSCE participating States took part in the discussion. The
Denmark’s and Sweden’s approaches to migration offer lessons for broader OSCE area, say participants of fact-finding field visit
Publishing date: 24 October 2018
COPENHAGEN, 24 October 2018 – The multi-pronged and multi-level responses to migration challenges in Denmark and Sweden have been in focus during a two-day field visit by members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, led by Chair Nahima Lanjri (MP, Belgium)...
Regional engagement focus of League of Arab States and OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 October 2018
VIENNA, 17 October 2018 – Security threats, migration, conflict prevention and regional engagement were the focus of the League of Arab States- OSCE high-level workshop held today in Vienna...
Central Asia security, Mediterranean co-operation, migration, trade and environmental challenges in focus at Bishkek Autumn Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 5 October 2018
BISHKEK, 5 October 2018 – Enhancing security dialogue in Central Asia, countering new challenges and threats in border areas, promoting Mediterranean co-operation and strengthening citizens’ engagement in building secure societies have been among the topics of debate at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 17th Autumn Meeting in Bishkek this week...
High-level OSCE PA participation at Europe’s largest human rights conference
Publishing date: 21 September 2018
COPENHAGEN, 21 September 2018 – Several leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly have actively participated over the past two weeks in the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, speaking at working sessions on democracy, fundamental freedoms, rights of migrants, human trafficking, and freedom of the media...