News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported New-Med discussion on Redefining Cultural Dialogue in Time of Crisis: Mediterranean Perspective held in Rome
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
On the occasion of the Anna Lindh Foundation Advisory Council, the New-Med, an OSCE-supported network of Mediterranean experts, in co-operation with Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held a seminar on the topic of Redefining Cultural Dialogue in Time of Crisis: a Mediterranean Perspective, on 8 September 2016 in Rome...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds high-level dialogue on countering trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
KHUJAND, Tajikistan, 16 September 2016 – The next session of the OSCE-organized high-level dialogue on countering human trafficking took place today in Khujand and brought together some 60 participants from state agencies, civil society organizations, academia and the international community, as part of the Office’s support to the Inter-agency Commission on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings under Tajikistan’s Presidential Apparatus...
OSCE Mission hosted Management and Leadership training course for Parliamentary services of Montenegro
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro held the first in a series of three training courses for Montenegrin Senior Administration Management of the Parliamentary service, in co-operation with the Parliamentary Department for Human Resources, from 15 to 16 September 2016, in Podgorica...
OSCE helps Kyrgyzstan implement UN resolution on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 16 September 2016 – A two-day roundtable to discuss the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on effective measures against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction concluded today in the village of Bulan Sogottu, Issyk-Kul region...
Recent threats and attack on journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina unacceptable, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a recent physical attack and threats against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 14 September 2016
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period...
Ukrainian patrol police, anti-trafficking officers build skills and knowledge with OSCE support
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
An OSCE-supported series of re-training programmes for anti-trafficking and patrol police officers in Ukraine was launched on 14 September 2016 and will be implemented throughout the country. Some 200 anti-trafficking police officers passing the attestation process and over 3500 patrol police officers will participate in the 100-hour courses by the end of the year...