News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Kyrgyzstan presidential election encourages authorities, political parties to continue with inclusive electoral reform, ensure equal opportunities for all candidates
Publishing date: 8 March 2018
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 15 October 2017 presidential election in Kyrgyzstan recommends steps to address shortcomings in the legal framework, strengthen safeguards against the misuse of public resources, and ensure that
On International Women’s Day, OSCE officials call for strengthening women’s participation in all areas of public life
Publishing date: 8 March 2018
VIENNA/WARSAW, 8 March 2018 – Increased efforts are needed to advance women’s leadership and participation in public life if we are to achieve gender equality, say senior officials of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Economic empowerment of women highlighted by OSCE PA’s gender representative marking International Women’s Day
Publishing date: 8 March 2018
COPENHAGEN, 8 March 2018 – Economic empowerment of women is a benefit to society as a whole and can be effectively pursued through prioritizing gender considerations in legislative and budgetary action, said the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Gender Issues Hedy Fry (MP, Canada) today. Marking the celebration of International Women’s Day, she called for closing the gender gap, reducing poverty and ensuring women’s representation in all levels of public life...
OSCE SMM Chief Monitor highlights women’s role in search for peace in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 March 2018
KYIV, 8 March 2018 – Today Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, highlighted the invaluable roles women play on a daily basis in the ongoing search for peace in eastern Ukraine. He called for greater inclusion of women in high-level decision-making forums dealing with peace and security.
OSCE consults with Montenegrin authorities on next steps in establishing an Advance Passenger Information system
Publishing date: 8 March 2018
How to set up a national Advance Passenger Information (API) system to detect and deter the movement of foreign terrorist fighters was the focus of a four-day consultation between the OSCE and relevant Montenegrin authorities, which concluded in Podgorica on 8 March 2018...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir welcomes Ukrainian Supreme Court decision in case of Igor Efimov as positive step
Publishing date: 7 March 2018
VIENNA, 7 March 2018 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court of Ukraine regarding the case of Igor Efimov, photojournalist with the newspaper Vechirni Cherkasy...
OSCE PA’s Tidei and Link to lead election observers in Russia
Publishing date: 7 March 2018
COPENHAGEN, 7 March 2018 – A large team of parliamentarians from the OSCE will observe the upcoming presidential election in the Russian Federation. Michael Georg Link (MP, Germany) will serve as Special Co-ordinator, leading the short-term OSCE mission of some 420 international observers for the 18 March vote. Marietta Tidei (MP, Italy) will serve as Head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation, which will include some 90 members of parliament from more than 30 countries...