News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and UN Women promote gender-responsive budgeting in Prijedor City and municipalities of Lukavac, Odžak and Šamac
Publishing date: 16 June 2015
As a part of their effort to improve status of women and girls, including through Gender Responsive Budgeting, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the UN Women signed a Memorandum of Understanding today, on 16 June 2015, with Mayors and representatives of the Prijedor City and municipalities of Lukavac, Odžak and Šamac...
OSCE Secretary General encourages political parties in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to adopt necessary reform agenda
Publishing date: 9 June 2015
VIENNA, 9 June 2015- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Crnadak, discussed in Vienna today the priorities of the BiH Council of Europe Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, as well as the current situation in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)...
OSCE/ODIHR gathers war crimes investigators at regional meeting in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 25 May 2015
A meeting for war crimes investigators in South-Eastern Europe organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and supported by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 25 May 2015 in Sarajevo provided an opportunity for investigators to exchange experiences...
OSCE Mission supports improved social protection through establishment of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Social Workers Union
Publishing date: 20 May 2015
As part of its effort to improve social protection, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina organized on 20 May 2015 in Sarajevo a meeting to establish the Union of Associations of Social Workers in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)...
OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum Preparatory Meeting in Belgrade highlights need for regional co-operation in water governance
Publishing date: 12 May 2015
BELGRADE, 12 May 2015 – Cross-border co-operation in water governance can significantly contribute to security and safety of citizens, concluded the participants of a two-day discussion on water management in the OSCE area, which closed in Belgrade today...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić completes two-day visit to OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, supports the country’s commitments to positive reform-oriented agenda
Publishing date: 30 April 2015
Collections: 2015 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits the Western Balkans, Kryesuesi i radhës i OSBE-së për vitin 2015 viziton Ballkanin Perëndimor
SARAJEVO, 30 April 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić completed on Wednesday a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). During his visit, Dačić met BiH Presidency members Mladen Ivanić, Bakir Izetbegović and Dragan Čović, Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Crnadak, Chairperson of BiH Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdić, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and Federation of BiH President Marinko Čavara. During his meetings with senior state officials in Sarajevo, he highlighted the important role that Bosnia and Herzegovina plays in promoting regional co-operation and commended the government for its commitment to undertaking the necessary socio-economic reforms...
Religious Representatives from Kosovo Visit BiH Inter-Religious Council
Publishing date: 22 April 2015
SARAJEVO, 22 April 2015 – The establishment and challenges in the functioning of inter-religious council and the best practices in promoting inter-faith dialogue were the focus of a two-day study visit of Kosovo religious representatives to the Inter-Religious Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which concluded today...