News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Remembering the Holocaust is key to fighting modern-day racism, OSCE Roma adviser says ahead of UN ceremony
Publishing date: 27 January 2010
NEW YORK, 27 January 2010- Remembering the Holocaust is key to fighting modern-day manifestations of racism and intolerance, said the OSCE's senior Roma and Sinti adviser, who is attending a Holocaust remembrance ceremony at UN headquarters today...
OSCE removes threat posed by toxic rocket fuel component from south-west Ukrainian town, starts work at second site
Publishing date: 26 January 2010
KALYNIVKA, Ukraine, 26 January 2010- The last train removing a highly toxic and volatile rocket fuel component from a storage site near the south-western Ukrainian town Kalynivka left today as part of an OSCE project that is set to remove the threat...
OSCE, EU Ministers meet to discuss Kazakhstan's Chairmanship priorities, Corfu Process dialogue on European security
Publishing date: 26 January 2010
BRUSSELS, 26 January 2010- Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE Chairmanship priorities, including Afghanistan, protracted conflicts and advancing the dialogue on European security were the focus of a Ministerial meeting between the OSCE and the EU in Brussels today.
OSCE Centre promotes establishment of network for transparency and sustainable development in Kazakhstan's extractive industries
Publishing date: 26 January 2010
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 26 January 2010- An OSCE-supported workshop on improving transparency and encouraging co-operation among the government, civil society and the industrial sector to promote sustainable development opened today in Karaganda.
OSCE Yerevan Office supports civic action on security and environment
Publishing date: 25 January 2010
YEREVAN, 25 January 2010- A Civic Action for Security and Environment small grants initiative was launched today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan to provide support to civil society organizations in efforts to address environment and security challenges...
OSCE Mission to Serbia, Canadian Embassy donate legal reference books to Constitutional Court library
Publishing date: 25 January 2010
BELGRADE, 25 January 2010- A donation of legal reference books for the Constitutional Court of Serbia's library was handed over today by the OSCE Deputy Head of Mission, Thomas Moore, and Ambassador John Morrison of Canada...
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement
Publishing date: 22 January 2010
ASTANA, 22 January 2010- The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issued the following statement today: "On January 20, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs...