News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Bulgarian police to receive ODIHR-sponsored training on tackling hate crime
Publishing date: 15 February 2011
Bulgaria became the latest OSCE participating State to sign on to ODIHR’s Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme, finalizing an agreement at a ceremony in Sofia on 15 February...
OSCE envoy calls for resumption of official 5+2 talks during meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 15 February 2011
VIENNA, 15 February 2011- The first meeting of the participants in the 5+2 Transdniestrian settlement process during the 2011 Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship concluded today in Vienna with the meeting chair calling for the resumption of official talks...
Co-ordinated UN, OSCE action key to addressing regional security challenges
Publishing date: 15 February 2011
UNITED NATIONS, 15 February 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, outlined the goals of the country’s 2011 OSCE Chairmanship and highlighted common challenges faced by the OSCE and UN in an address to the UN Security Council today...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on political parties to support preparations for 8 May local elections
Publishing date: 14 February 2011
TIRANA, 14 February 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, today joined the Albanian President in calling all political parties to support the necessary preparations of local government elections on 8 May 2011...
OSCE Mission helps improve reintegration of repatriated persons in Kosovo
Publishing date: 14 February 2011
Through a series of five regional roundtable meetings, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo is facilitating central-local level dialogue aimed at improving the reintegration of repatriated persons in Kosovo.
OSCE Centre supports young professionals from Central Asian environmental NGOs
Publishing date: 12 February 2011
ALMATY, 12 February 2011- Some 45 young leaders representing environmental non-governmental organizations from Central Asia are taking part in the Youth Environmental Forum that started in Almaty today with the support of the OSCE Centre...
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement
Publishing date: 11 February 2011
VIENNA, 11 February 2011 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, released the following statement today...