News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE organizes economic competition policy seminar in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
YEREVAN, 17 September 2002- A seminar on good governance in economic policy development and the promotion of economic competition in Armenia, was co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan last week...
OSCE Mission welcomes "victory for Macedonian democratic process"
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
SKOPJE, 17 September, 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje has joined the leaders of the International Election Observation Mission, led by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, in congratulating the Macedonian authorities...
OSCE and Spanish Ministry of Interior organizes study visit for Serbian prison officials
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
BELGRADE, 17 September 2002-- A delegation of three Serbian prison officials- two from penitentiary institutions and one from the Ministry of Justice- are participating from 14 to 21 September in a study visit to penitentiary institutions in Spain...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office applauds peaceful Macedonian elections
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
LISBON, 17 September 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has welcomed the generally peaceful environment in which the parliamentary elections were held in the former Yugoslav Republic of...
OSCE human rights conference ends with call for redoubled efforts to eradicate human rights violations
Publishing date: 19 September 2002
WARSAW, 19 September 2002- The OSCE's annual human rights conference ended today with a strong call on governments to redouble efforts to eradicate human rights violations and push forward democratic reform in the OSCE area spanning...
OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit to visit Baku
Publishing date: 19 September 2002
BAKU, 19 September 2002- A delegation of the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) will visit Baku from 21 to 27 September, to evaluate the possibilities for technical assistance in order to strengthen OSCE's police-related...
Roma to combat human trafficking among their own ranks
Publishing date: 19 September 2002
WARSAW, 19 September 2002- Roma NGOs publicly acknowledged the involvement of individuals of their ethnic group in trafficking in human beings and expressed their determination to co-operate in combating this serious human rights and organized...
Head of Mission visits Kolkhozabad district in Southern Tajikistan
Publishing date: 20 September 2002
DUSHANBE, 20 September 2002- Ambassador Gilbert, Head of the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, paid a visit to the Kolkhozabad and Kumsandgir districts in Southern Tajikistan.
Assembly of Kosovo Presidency visits Slovenia
Publishing date: 20 September 2002
PRISTINA, 20 September 2002- The members of the presidency of the Assembly of Kosovo will return to Kosovo tomorrow afternoon, 21 September, following a visit to the Parliament of Slovenia. The OSCE Mission in Kosovo facilitated...
OSCE-run radio show in Azerbaijan focuses on human rights awareness
Publishing date: 20 September 2002
BAKU, 20 September 2002- A new radio project on raising public awareness aims to stimulate discussions between the government and non-governmental sector on problematic issues of human rights in Azerbaijan. A series of radio talk shows...