News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Finland supports OSCE projects to promote border security and management between Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
HELSINKI, 27 February 2008- Finland will dispatch three experts to Tajikistan to support OSCE border security and management projects in Central Asia...
OSCE Chairman calls on Georgia to use opportunity presented by May elections
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
TBILISI, 27 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ilkka Kanerva called on Georgian leaders today to seize on the forthcoming parliamentary elections to demonstrate that the country is maturing towards a pluralistic democracy...
OSCE an important actor in conflict prevention and resolution, says Irish Prime Minister
Publishing date: 27 February 2008
VIENNA, 27 February 2008- The OSCE should continue to play a key role in the areas of security, conflict prevention and resolution, democracy and human rights, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told a special meeting of the OSCE today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator offers anti-trafficking courses for Ukrainian local police
Publishing date: 26 February 2008
LUTSK, Ukraine, 26 February 2008- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine has launched a new series of regional training courses on combating human trafficking, with the first course held in north-western Ukraine today...
OSCE elections body to assess parliamentary elections in Spain
Publishing date: 26 February 2008
WARSAW/MADRID, 26 February 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today deployed an Election Assessment Mission to Spain for the parliamentary elections on 9 March 2008...
OSCE Chairman calls for dialogue and co-operation following Armenian elections
Publishing date: 26 February 2008
YEREVAN, 26 February 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, called today on all sides in Armenia to engage in dialogue to resolve the tension that surfaced following the 19 February presidential election...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports external oversight of law enforcement to protect human rights
Publishing date: 26 February 2008
SKOPJE, 26 February 2008- Promoting the implementation of a mechanism for external oversight of law enforcement is the focus of a conference that started in Skopje today.