News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan holds course on assistance for trafficking victims
Publishing date: 26 April 2011
A three-day workshop with Uzbekistan’s state agencies and civil society to better protect and assist the victims and survivors of human trafficking opened in Tashkent on 26 April 2011...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports debate on preventing corruption
Publishing date: 26 April 2011
BISHKEK, 26 April 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in cooperation with non-governmental organization the International Business Council held an open meeting today to discuss best practices in preventing corruption...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports discussion on draft television and radio broadcasting law
Publishing date: 26 April 2011
ASTANA, 26 April 2011 – Representatives of the legislature, the government, media, civil society and international organizations discussed a draft law on television and radio broadcasting at a meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Astana, the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Communication and Information...
OSCE media representative discusses media freedom, voices concern over impunity during visit to Moscow
Publishing date: 21 April 2011
MOSCOW, 21 April 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, concluded today a four-day visit to Moscow, during which she addressed violence against journalists and other media freedom issues with senior Russian officials...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina joins campaign to mark Earth Day
Publishing date: 21 April 2011
SARAJEVO, 21 April 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in partnership with schools, municipalities, local community councils and non-governmental organizations across the country, has joined a campaign to mark Earth Day by planting trees in several parts of the country, the head of the Mission, Ambassador Gary D. Robbins, said today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje publishes handbooks about new criminal procedure law
Publishing date: 21 April 2011
SKOPJE, 21 April 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje today launched five handbooks that look at new aspects of the revised Law on Criminal Procedure...
OSCE promotes ‘green’ behaviour through education in Ukraine
Publishing date: 21 April 2011
KYIV, 21 April 2011 – The complete Ukrainian version of a multimedia tool-kit for environmental education in secondary schools was presented by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and the country’s Education Ministry in Kyiv today...