News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative conference in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2016
The annual OSCE-supported national conference on Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) took place on 26 October 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan, which brought together over 150 representatives of parliament, government institutions, civil society, international organizations and companies in the extractive industry...
President of International Red Cross Maurer addresses OSCE participating States, underlines common concerns and complementary approaches
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
VIENNA, 27 October 2016- Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer underlined that the OSCE and the ICRC often share common concerns and follow complementary approaches, in particular in those zones of conflict and crises in which both organizations are active. The representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States acknowledged the outstanding role of the ICRC as a neutral and independent humanitarian organization and welcomed the possibility for mutual exchange...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 25 October 2016
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 26 October 2016
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period, mostly in areas around Avdiivka-Yasynuvata and Svitlodarsk, as well as east and north-east of Mariupol...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: The fifty-fifth Russian Convoy of 20 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
On 27 October 2016 at 06:31hrs (Moscow time), the fifty- fifth Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP)...
OSCE hosts conference in Skopje on addressing human trafficking along Western Balkan migration routes
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
SKOPJE, 27 October 2016- Some 60 representatives of national authorities, civil society and OSCE field operations from South-Eastern Europe called for an enhanced regional response to human trafficking at the start of a two-day OSCE regional conference in Skopje on promoting synergies and common approaches in addressing human trafficking along the Western Balkan migration routes...
Euro-Asian transport links in focus of meeting supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
YEREVAN, 27 October 2016- Enhancing economic connectivity perspectives and the development of Euro-Asian inland transport links were the focus of a two-day expert meeting held by the OSCE Office in Yerevan within the UNECE's Euro-Asian Transport Links (EATL) project, which ended today in Yerevan...