News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative, in final report, calls on OSCE States to commit resources to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
VIENNA, 10 December 2009- OSCE participating States must commit resources and show the necessary political will to tackle human trafficking, Eva Biaudet told the OSCE Permanent Council today as she delivered her final annual report as the OSCE...
Human Rights Day marked in Armenia with OSCE Office support
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
YEREVAN, 10 December 2008- The OSCE Office in Yerevan, with the Human Rights Defender's Office, the UN in Armenia, the Council of Europe and the Delegation of the European Union to Armenia, marked Human Rights Day with a roundtable discussion today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports conference on forensics as part of OSCE police reform programme
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
BISHKEK, 11 December 2009- An OSCE-supported conference held today aimed to improve the quality of criminal investigations and forensic work in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Centre promotes improved transparency of higher education in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
BISHKEK, 11 December 2009- An OSCE Centre-supported conference on improving transparency and quality of higher education was held in Bishkek today.
OSCE Mission to Serbia announces 2009 "People of the Year" awards
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
BELGRADE, 10 December 2009- A university dean, a police advisor, an editor-in-chief, a deputy public prosecutor and the director of the public procurement office received the OSCE Mission to Serbia's "People of the Year" awards at a ceremony today...
Albania launches address system database, starts installing street signs with EU, OSCE Presence assistance
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
TIRANA, 10 December 2009- Albania's new address system database, based on a digital map, was launched in a ceremony today. It was created by the Interior Ministry with the assistance of the OSCE Presence in Albania and the EU's financial support...
OSCE Mission to Skopje project to support public administration reform concludes
Publishing date: 10 December 2009
SKOPJE, 10 December 2009- A seven-month OSCE project that helped strengthen the skills of the government's Public Administration Reform Unit concluded in Skopje today...