News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom office trains government press secretaries and journalists in Baku
Publishing date: 18 July 2005
BAKU, 18 July 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Mahmud Mammad-Quliyev, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, today opened a three-day training seminar for 27 governmental press secretaries and local journalists.
OSCE Office organizes seminar on leadership skills for Armenian students
Publishing date: 18 July 2005
YEREVAN, 18 July 2005- Enhancing leadership and communication skills in the areas of democracy, civil society, rule of law, and promoting a healthy lifestyle was the focus of a seminar for Armenian students that ended yesterday in Tsakhkadzor...
OSCE Mission sponsors new office in Belgrade to help fight against trans-national crime
Publishing date: 18 July 2005
BELGRADE, 18 July 2005- The South East European Prosecutors Advisory Group (SEEPAG), today opened its Secretariat in Belgrade to help prosecutors in the region fight against trans-national crime, including human trafficking...
Kosovo Judicial Institute important for rule of law, OSCE Head of Mission says
Publishing date: 18 July 2005
PRISTINA, 18 July 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today welcomed the initiative of the Assembly of Kosovo Committee on Judicial, Legislative and Constitutional Framework Matters to urge the adoption of a draft law on the Kosovo Judicial...
OSCE discusses international co-operation to protect human rights in the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 15 July 2005
VIENNA, 15 July 2005- Human rights experts attending a two-day OSCE conference discussed the need for effective co-operation among governments, NGOs and international agencies to ensure protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism. "We...
OSCE to send election support team to Afghanistan
Publishing date: 15 July 2005
VIENNA, 15 July 2005- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will send an election support team to Afghanistan to assist with parliamentary and provincial council elections scheduled for 18 September 2005...
OSCE Skopje Mission promotes scouting for young people from minority communities
Publishing date: 14 July 2005
SKOPJE, 14 July 2005- Thirty children from different ethnic backgrounds will today join a five-day scout camp in Ohrid, supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, in which they will meet their peers from the National Scout Association...