News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Albania finalizes computerization of civil status data, starts issuing printed civil status certificates
Publishing date: 14 August 2008
TIRANA, 14 August 2008- The Albanian Interior Ministry, with support from the OSCE Presence, will begin issuing printed civil status certificates at the Civil Status Offices in Tirana, and local government units in Kamez and Paskuqan...
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes discussion of Kazakhstan penal reform
Publishing date: 14 August 2008
ASTANA, 14 August 2008- Ways to improve the Kazakhstan penitentiary system and penal legislation is the focus of a discussion in Astana today...
OSCE Chairman says OSCE must do its utmost for the safety of civilians in and around South Ossetia
Publishing date: 13 August 2008
HELSINKI, 13 August 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, voiced grave concern today about the safety of civilians in and around the South Ossetia conflict area...
OSCE elections body deploys election observation mission to Belarus
Publishing date: 12 August 2008
WARSAW/MINSK, 12 August 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deployed an election observation mission today for the 28 September parliamentary elections in Belarus...
OSCE Chairman welcomes Russian President's decision to end military operation in Georgia
Publishing date: 12 August 2008
MOSCOW, 12 August 2008- OSCE Chairman Alexander Stubb welcomed the Russian President's decision to halt the military operation in Georgia and said the OSCE stood ready to help monitor any ceasefire and assist in humanitarian relief efforts...
OSCE Chairman heading to Georgia with EU envoy to seek ceasefire
Publishing date: 10 August 2008
HELSINKI, 10 August 2008- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, will travel to Tbilisi today with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union...
OSCE organizes summer school for Ukrainian civil society leaders
Publishing date: 8 August 2008
STRILKI, Ukraine, 8 August 2008- Twenty-five leaders of Ukrainian regional civil society organizations attended a summer school that ended in the Lviv region today...