News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Second Edition of Moot Court Competition organized by OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 19 December 2016
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close co-operation with the National Chamber of Advocacy and the National School of Advocates, completed on 19 December 2016 the Second Edition of the Moot Court Competition, with an event held in one of the High Court’s trial rooms. Eight four-member teams, made of young lawyers who are students of the National School of Advocacy, participated in the event...
Freedom of expression on the Internet in focus of OSCE-supported annual Youth Legal Forum in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 December 2016
The annual OSCE-supported Youth Legal Forum concluded on 10 December 2016 at the Kazakh Humanities and Law University (KAZGUU) in Astana. This year’s two-day event focused on the limits to restricting freedom of expression and distribution of information on the Internet, in recognition of the International Human Rights Day...
Slovenia’s University of Ljubljana wins Peer-2-Peer OSCE ‘Challenging extremism’ competition in Hamburg
Publishing date: 8 December 2016
HAMBURG, Germany, 8 December 2016- A team of students from the University of Ljubljana today won first prize in a regional OSCE competition under the “Peer-2-Peer (P2P): Challenging Extremism” initiative...
Youth are essential to strengthening security, conclude participants at side event during OSCE Ministerial Council in Hamburg
Publishing date: 8 December 2016
HAMBURG, Germany, 8 December 2016- Youth participation and youth mainstreaming in security were in focus at a side event co-organized today on the margins of the 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council in Hamburg by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Spain and the OSCE Chairmanship’s three Special Representatives on Youth and Security. Taking part were many youth activists from civil society and OSCE youth focal points...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains youth on tackling gender stereotypes
Publishing date: 5 December 2016
A two-day training course for youth on tackling gender stereotypes and further supporting the advancement of women and girls in all spheres of public and political life concluded on 2 December 2016 at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
Central Asian Youth Network alumni visit Vienna to learn about OSCE
Publishing date: 25 November 2016
Seven students from the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) learned about the work of the OSCE and its institutions during a two-day study visit to Vienna, which concluded on 25 November 2016...
Youth actors from Serbia and Albania receive support from OSCE field operations in enhancing regional connectivity
Publishing date: 22 November 2016
A five-day training course on project cycle management for representatives of youth civil society organizations from Serbia and Albania, started on 21 November 2016 in Zlatibor, Serbia, as part of a wider project on enhancing regional connectivity among youth actors from the two states...