News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Women’s leadership at local level key to improving everyday lives, say participants of ODIHR forum in Belarus
Publishing date: 27 November 2019
Promoting women’s leadership and political participation at the local level was the focus of a Women’s Forum organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Grodno, Belarus, on 27 November 2019. The event brought together a wide range of women leaders to
Democratic reforms and regional dialogue at crux of OSCE PA President's visit to Yerevan
Publishing date: 27 November 2019
YEREVAN, 27 November 2019- Concluding a visit to Yerevan, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) welcomed sustained efforts to firmly establish democratic institutions and practices in Armenia...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro congratulates National Public Broadcaster (RTCG) on anniversary
Publishing date: 27 November 2019
On 27 November, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro Maryse Daviet congratulated the management, employees and citizens on the anniversary of National Public Broadcaster (RTCG) for 75 years of Radio and 55 years of Television of Montenegro...
Strengthening Organizational and Legal Mechanisms of Combating Human Trafficking focus of OSCE-supported roundtable
Publishing date: 27 November 2019
National anti-trafficking state agencies, civil society organizations and international experts gathered in Tashkent on 26 November 2019 for a round-table discussion on good practices and challenges in national frameworks to combat trafficking in human beings...
OSCE’s Intelligence-led policing model presented in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 27 November 2019
The Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department (SPMU), in close co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, organized an introductory workshop on Intelligence-led policing (ILP) in Tajikistan’s capital on 26 November 2019. Some 28 senior representatives and managers from the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Anti-corruption Agency, the Drug Control Agency and the State Committee for National Security took part...
OSCE supports international conference on combating gender-based violence in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 November 2019
The prevention and tackling of violence against women and girls was the focus of an international conference, which concluded on 27 November 2019 in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. The conference was conducted within the framework of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 280/2019 issued on 26 November 2019
Publishing date: 26 November 2019
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Petrivske and Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement areas. It also observed demining activities and saw that fortifications had