News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Press Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group
Publishing date: 6 July 2014
The Trilateral Contact Group of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE met in Kiev on July 6, 2014.
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine- based on information received until 18:00 hrs, 12 May (Kyiv time)
Publishing date: 13 May 2014
The situation in Ukraine remained calm with the exception of Donetsk where the situation remained tense...
Think tank network discusses Helsinki + 40
Publishing date: 5 December 2013
The newly-established network of OSCE think tanks held a panel discussion in Kyiv on 4 December ahead of the opening of the Ministerial Council to discuss how the academic community can assist participating States in defining new directions for the Organization, in the so-called Helsinki+ 40 process...
Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries and the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
ASTANA, 1 December 2010- The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries (Russian President Medvedev, French Prime Minister Fillon and U.S. Secretary of State Clinton), Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Armenian President Sargsian...
OSCE heads of institutions emphasize importance of rights in discussions on Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
ASTANA, 1 December 2010- Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms must underpin sustainable security in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian area, emphasized the heads of OSCE institutions on human rights and democratic institutions, media freedom and national minorities at the OSCE Summit which began in Astana today...
OSCE to host international conference on combating the financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 8 November 2005
VIENNA, 8 November 2005- A number of international organizations including NATO and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), together with a high-level delegation from the US State Department, will join senior OSCE officials tomorrow for a meeting...
OSCE anti-terrorism unit organizes regional travel document workshop in Sofia
Publishing date: 1 July 2005
SOFIA, 1 July 2005- International standards in travel document handling and ways to improve existing practices in the region were the focus of an OSCE-organized workshop held in Sofia on 29 and 30 June...