News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Ukrainian Culture Ministry organize conference on diversity in Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine organized a conference on “Integration with respect to diversity: legal standards and good practices from across the OSCE region” on 13 June 2017 in Odessa. Participants discussed two
OSCE Mission to Montenegro concludes series of workshops on empowerment of Roma and Egyptian women
Publishing date: 13 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro concluded a series of three workshops on empowerment of Roma and Egyptian women in Montenegro, on 6 June 2017....
Parliamentarians have key role to play in protecting minorities, say participants at OSCE PA retreat in Villach
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
VILLACH, 30 May 2017 – At a two-day conference concluding today in Villach, Austria, more than 20 OSCE parliamentarians from 13 countries explored ways to improve public support for national minorities in areas such as education, culture, and language...
Office of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities launches project to develop course on tolerance and diversity at Georgian higher education institutions
Publishing date: 17 May 2017
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities held a kick-off meeting to launch a long-term project to support the implementation of Georgia’s State Strategy for Civic Equality and Integration in Tbilisi on 16 May 2017...
First Olympiad on multilingualism in Central Asia underlines value of mother tongues, State and official, and foreign languages as tools for integration
Publishing date: 10 May 2017
The first Olympiad on multilingualism in Central Asia that specifically focused on the mother tongues of the region, State and official languages, as well as foreign languages was held in Karaganda, Kazakhstan from 4 to 6 May 2017. Organized by Karaganda State University, in co-operation with the
Ukraine’s language policy and multilingual education discussed at HCNM-supported conference in Kyiv
Publishing date: 19 April 2017
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine organized a conference on “Multilingual education in the OSCE region: experiences and perspectives for Ukraine” on 13 April 2017 in Kyiv. Opening the conference, Minister for
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to organize Central Asia Student Olympiad on Multilingualism
Publishing date: 29 March 2017
THE HAGUE, 29 March 2017 – A student olympiad on multilingualism for pedagogy students at higher education institutions in Central Asia is being organized by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities under its Central Asia Education Programme together with the Karaganda State University in Kazakhstan from 4 to 6 May 2017...