News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
On International Roma Day, OSCE Mission to Serbia reaffirms its committment to greater social inclusion and tolerance
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
On the occasion of International Roma Day, 8 April 2017, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Andrea Orizio today reaffirmed the Mission’s strong commitment to the greater social inclusion of Roma and other minorities, and their equality and non-discrimination in Serbia...
OSCE Mission, municipalities in Kosovo work to improve social housing programmes
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
The last in a series of five training courses organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning for some 150 municipal officials responsible for social housing and drafting respective three-year plans concluded on 7 April 2017 in Prishtinё/Priština...
OSCE to explore common ground on current and future security challenges
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
VIENNA, 7 April, 2017 – Fostering a better understanding of threat perceptions is the focus of discussions among senior officials from capitals and ambassadors of the participating States to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna (Kahlenberg) today...
Ahead of International Roma Day, ODIHR Director Link urges states to capitalize on Roma and Sinti’s potential for European societies
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
WARSAW, 7 April 2017 – Stronger efforts to include Roma and Sinti communities and a commitment to capitalize on the potential they offer for European societies is key to sustainable results in improving the situation of Roma and Sinti, Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today in a statement ahead of tomorrow’s International Roma Day...
OSCE organizes training event on risk profiling for Kazakhstan’s Border Service
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
The third in a series of OSCE-supported five-day training courses on risk profiling at border checkpoints to assist in countering transnational threats concluded in Astana, Kazakhstan on 7 April 2017...
OSCE-supported regional peacekeeping course for military officers from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan concludes
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
A two-week regional course for military officers from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on pre-deployment for peacekeeping operations concluded on 6 April 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 5 April 2017
Publishing date: 6 April 2017
The SMM observed more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous 24 hours, despite a recommitment to the ceasefire on 1 April. The Mission followed up on two reports of civilian casualties in Troitske and Verkhnotoretsk. The Mission monitored the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske, but its access there and elsewhere remained restricted.* It continued to observe weapons in violation of withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line. The SMM facilitated and observed demining activity as well as the restoration of operations at the Donetsk Water Filtration Station. The Mission monitored a border area currently not under government control. The SMM noted no changes and a calm situation at the blockade sites near Hirske and Buhas. Shots were fired near an SMM mid-range unmanned aerial vehicle on the outskirts of Luhansk city. The SMM followed up on a recent incident when a hand grenade was reportedly detonated in a café in Dnipro. In Balakliia, the SMM saw repair work underway and that a local school resumed operations following explosions at the ammunitions depot...