News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office in Tajikistan improves teaching skills of border management training staff
Publishing date: 15 April 2011
The second of two five-day training courses in teaching skills and training delivery for lecturers and instructors of border management training institutions began in Dushanbe on 15 April 2011 at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.
Expert meeting on enhancing the OSCE’s early warning capacity
Publishing date: 15 April 2011
VIENNA, 15 April 2011 – Developing a more systematic, comprehensive and cross-dimensional early warning capacity to enhance the OSCE’s capability to prevent and respond to emerging crisis situations is the focus of an expert meeting in Vienna today...
More youth empowerment needed in Kosovo, participants in OSCE-organized conference conclude
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 14 April 2011 – More focus on youth empowerment is needed at both central and local level, concluded participants in a conference on youth organized today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports...
National human rights institutions need clear mandate, resources and independence, speakers at OSCE meeting say
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
VIENNA, 14 April 2011 – National human rights institutions need a clear mandate, sufficient resources and genuine independence from governments to be able to play their role effectively, participants said today at the opening of a special OSCE meeting on the topic in Vienna...
UN, OSCE and EU envoys for Kyrgyzstan issue statement to mark anniversary of April 2010 events
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
BISHKEK, 14 April 2011 – Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Miroslav Jenca, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Kyrgyzstan Herbert Salber, and EU Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel made the following statement today...
Sustainable development education in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE conference
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
ARKALYK, Kazakhstan, 14 April 2011 – Integrating a sustainable development curriculum into Kazakhstan’s higher educational system is the topic of a two-day conference that began in Arkalyk today...
ODIHR to deploy election assessment mission to parliamentary elections in Turkey
Publishing date: 14 April 2011
ODIHR conducted a needs assessment mission to Turkey from 30 March through 1 April in order to assess the pre-election environment and preparations for the parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 June...