News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Gender equality in the military enhances security for all, say participants of joint OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation-Permanent Council meeting
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
VIENNA, 7 October 2015 – Implementing gender equality in the military is a work in progress but further efforts are still needed to improve the participation of women in the decision-making in the armed forces, said experts who took part in the joint session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) and the Permanent Council today in Vienna...
Full implementation of arms control agreements vital for confidence- and security-building measures, says Norway’s State Secretary of Foreign Affairs at OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation meeting
Publishing date: 9 September 2015
VIENNA, 9 September 2015 – Norway’s Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), which will cover the third trimester of 2015, indicated that strengthening conventional arms control and confidence-building measures as a way of contributing to de-escalation of the crisis in and around Ukraine, as well as gender equality in the armed forces, would be part of the Norwegian priorities...
Mongolia hosts OSCE conference on the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies
Publishing date: 10 March 2015
ULAANBAATAR, 10 March 2015 – A three-day conference, organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, on the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies got underway today in the Mongolian capital, bringing together representatives from Central Asia and the OSCE’s Asian Partners for Co-operation...
Security of Europe and Asia are indivisible, says Mongolia’s Foreign Minister outlining priorities of Mongolian Chairmanship of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 20 January 2015
VIENNA, 20 January 2015 – Mongolian Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Lundeg Purevsuren today outlined priorities of the Mongolian Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation for the first trimester of 2015 at the first meeting of the Forum this year in Vienna, pledging to further expand the dialogue and co-operation with the OSCE Asian Partners and foster security in the region.
Commemorative Publication marks 20 years of key OSCE document on promoting democratic control of armed and security forces
Publishing date: 5 December 2014
BASEL, Switzerland, 5 December 2014- Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office presented a Commemorative Publication on 20 years of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security to the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier at a special event held today during the 21st OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel...
Montenegro’s Defence Minister addresses OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, urges States to continue supporting demilitarization
Publishing date: 2 April 2014
The ongoing Montenegro Demilitarization (MONDEM) Programme is a positive example of co-operation between Montenegro and the OSCE, and participating States should continue their support in order to complete the final phase of the project, Milica Pejanović-Djurisić, Montenegro’s Defence Minister told the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on 2 April 2014...
Military, civilian experts from OSCE states to stay in Ukraine until 20 March
Publishing date: 17 March 2014