News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports fourth RYCO advisory board meeting
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported the fourth meeting of the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Advisory Board on 20 February 2020 in Podgorica. The aim of the meeting was to review RYCO’s work from 2019 and its plans for 2020.
On visit to Ireland, OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings urges more prosecutions of traffickers and increased victim assistance
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
VIENNA, 21 February 2020 – After a stalled response to human trafficking, Irish officials are showing a renewed commitment to addressing the issue, according to Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, as he concluded on 20 February a three-day visit to Ireland to observe its response to trafficking and to provide recommendations on ways to strengthen it.
OSCE supports co-operation of police investigators in Central Asia on combating trafficking in new psychoactive substances facilitated by Darkweb and the use of cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
A five-day training course on developing co-operation among law enforcement agencies in combating the spread of new psychoactive substances (NPS) facilitated by the Darkweb concluded on 21 February 2020 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 42/2020 issued on 20 February 2020
Publishing date: 20 February 2020
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM observed fresh damage to a house in Holubivske and a probable crater near a school building in Staromykhailivka. The Mission continued monitoring the
OSCE Media Freedom Representative pays tribute to Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak on second anniversary of his murder, as public hearings near conclusion
Publishing date: 20 February 2020
VIENNA, 20 February 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, paid tribute today to investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, on the second anniversary of their murders...
OSCE parliamentarians can build bridges and ensure implementation of commitments, say speakers at Winter Meeting opening
Publishing date: 20 February 2020
VIENNA, 20 February 2020 – Opening the 19th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Vienna today, keynote speakers underlined the importance of multilateral co-operation and inter-parliamentary dialogue in tackling common problems facing the region and ensuring that the promises made 30 years ago in founding the OSCE are upheld.
Model OSCE conference for youth started in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 February 2020
The four-day Model OSCE conference for youth started today, 20 February 2020, at Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan. Thirty-five participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan involving Masters and PhD students as well as young professionals took part in the conference.