News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Moscow airport
Publishing date: 24 January 2011
VILNIUS, 24 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, condemned today's terrorist attack in Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, and offered his condolences and support to the Russian people and government...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on country’s leaders to act constructively in wake of violence
Publishing date: 22 January 2011
TIRANA, 22 January 2011 – Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, urged the country’s leaders to act constructively and show leadership following violent clashes that claimed several lives...
OSCE Chairperson calls for end to violence in Albania
Publishing date: 21 January 2011
VILNIUS, 21 January 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, called today on all in Albania to refrain from using violence, following clashes that have caused several deaths and numerous injuries...
Statement regarding the situation in Albania
Publishing date: 21 January 2011
The OSCE Presence in Albania, the U.S. Embassy in Tirana and the Head of Delegation of the European Union in Tirana issued the following statement on 21 January 2011:
OSCE presents study on migration data in Dushanbe, discusses steps to harmonize data collection
Publishing date: 20 January 2011
DUSHANBE, 20 January 2011 – The preliminary findings and recommendations from an assessment of Tajikistan's collection of migration data by the OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) were presented to policymakers and data users at a meeting in Dushanbe today...
ICTY, national prosecutors share experience in handling complex war crimes cases as part of OSCE/ODIHR-led project
Publishing date: 20 January 2011
BELGRADE, 20 January 2011 – Prosecutors from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and their national counterparts in the region today exchanged experiences in prosecuting complex war crime cases during a meeting in Belgrade...
ODIHR co-organizes forum for Polish trade union lawyers on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 19 January 2011
A two-day workshop in Warsaw on 18-19 January will examine the role of trade unions in combating forced labour and human trafficking.