News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported “Building Bridges” event in Skopje gathers students of different communities to interact together
Publishing date: 3 October 2016
SKOPJE, 2 October 2016 – More than 600 students from 27 schools around the country came together for a day of songs, dance performances, theatre plays and sport games,, as part of the Building Bridges Fund event, organized today by the OSCE Mission to Skopje...
Youth from Albania and Serbia conclude OSCE-supported training course in Durrës on use of digital skills to promote OSCE values
Publishing date: 22 September 2016
A five-day training course on use of digital skills to promote OSCE values for young people from Albania and Serbia concluded on 22 September 2016 in the Albanian city of Durrës. The course was organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia in partnership with the OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Serbia’s Ministry of Youth and Sport, Albanian Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth and the National Youth Council of Serbia...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana co-organizes Central Asian Leadership Programme for government officials and young environmental leaders
Publishing date: 19 September 2016
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 19 September 2016 – The OSCE-supported seventh annual Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) for some 40 young environmental leaders and decision-makers from the state, non-governmental, academic and business sectors of Central Asia and Afghanistan on sustainable development goals and improved co-operation began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Essay on bridging gaps in education of Roma wins OSCE Mission to Serbia competition
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
An essay on bridging gaps in education of Roma youth, jointly written by a Jovana Zjacic, a 23-year-old volunteer at a shelter for homeless children, and Ana Cosic, a German-language teacher from Macvanska Mitrovica, was selected as the winner of a competition organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia on the role of youth in the implementation of the OSCE’s human dimension commitments, on 7 September 2016 in Belgrade...
Dialogue, trust and security in Central Asia in focus at OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network
Publishing date: 10 September 2016
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 10 September 2016 – The second two-day seminar of the OSCE-supported Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) began today in Kara-Oi village, Issyk-Kul region, for around 40 university students, new members of the CAYN and alumni from Afghanistan, Central Asia and Mongolia...
Voice of youth counts, says OSCE Secretary General Zannier on the occasion of International Youth Day
Publishing date: 12 August 2016
VIENNA, 12 August 2016- This year’s International Youth Day, 12 August, focuses on achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the leading role youth plays for equitable socioeconomic development – critical also to the implementation of relevant commitments of OSCE participating States...
