News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE provides platform to improve co-operation between government and civil society in Ukraine
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
Over 200 representatives of the Ukrainian government, civil society and the international donor community gathered to discuss ways to stimulate partnership and co-operation between the state and civil society during a two-day conference on 18 and 19 December in Kyiv.
OSCE and partner organizations launch new project to support implementation of the Dniester River Basin Treaty
Publishing date: 18 December 2017
High-level government representatives from Ukraine and Moldova, along with representatives of NGOs and academia from both countries, met in Kyiv on 18 December 2017 for a workshop to launch a new project to strengthen sustainable development in the Dniester river basin...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator provides platform for exploring different police education models in Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 December 2017
Ways to reform the Ukrainian police education system were explored during a two-day conference in Kyiv organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine in co-operation with Ukraine’s Interior Ministry and the Ukrainian National Police on 11-12 December 2017...
International workshop on strengthening chemical safety and security in Ukraine supported by OSCE Project Co-ordinator and OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre
Publishing date: 12 December 2017
Strengthening chemical safety and security in Ukraine, and how to establish and operate a national reference centre for the identification of chemicals were in focus at an international workshop organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine on 11 December 2017 in close co-operation with the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and the Research Centre for Preventive Toxicology, Food and Chemical Safety of Ukraine’s Health Ministry...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and Council of Europe Office in Ukraine consolidate efforts to promote reforms in key areas
Publishing date: 4 December 2017
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine agreed on 4 December 2017 to strengthen co-operation and co-ordination in promoting the rule of law and human rights, critical for the stable and democratic future of the country...
OSCE SMM Chief Monitor and OSCE Project Co-ordinator call for protection and inclusion of women in Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 November 2017
KYIV, 24 November 2017 – As the world is set to mark tomorrow’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, it is vitally important to recognize the link between violence against women and armed conflict, said Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, and Ambassador Vaidotas Verba, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, today in Kyiv.
Ukrainian administrative judges resolve to use Austrian practices for promoting judicial integrity, at OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 28 September 2017
KYIV, 28 September 2017 – Ukrainian administrative judges agreed in Kyiv today to strengthen co-operation with their Austrian counterparts during an OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine-supported conference gathering more than 100 legal experts from the two countries...