Newsroom
News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to BiH’s Head urges authorities to listen to legitimate demands for reforms, encourages constructive dialogue
Publishing date: 11 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
SARAJEVO, 11 February 2014- The protests of the past few days in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Mostar and other cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina have highlighted serious economic, social and political difficulties in the country, the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Ambassador Fletcher M. Burton, said today...
OSCE supports advanced course on security policy for BiH government officials
Publishing date: 19 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
A two-day advanced training course on security policy for officials from ministries and other public institutions, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded on 12 December 2013 in Zenica in the central part of the country...
Significant progress achieved in BiH’s compliance with its international politico-military commitments, says Head of OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
The 6th Review Conference on BiH’s compliance with the OSCE and UN security commit-ments in the politico-military field was held in Sarajevo in the beginning of December, and its conclusions were released on 12 December 2013...
OSCE Mission Head highlights role and responsibility of men as gender equality advocates in BiH
Publishing date: 12 December 2013
Fletcher M. Burton, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, speaking at a conference in Sarajevo on 12 December 2013, said that equality of women and men is vital to peace, democracy and prosperity, and men have a role to play in fostering this principle...
OSCE launches online tool to track hate crimes and bias-motivated actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 22 NOVEMBER 2013-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today launched the Supergrađani / Supergrađanke (Super Citizens) platform, an online mapping tool that crowdsources data regarding hate-motivated incidents, responses to these incidents, and initiatives aimed at their prevention.
ICTY material made available to prosecutors’ offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with OSCE support
Publishing date: 11 November 2013
The first of a series of training events for judicial experts on the Electronic Disclosure Suite (EDS) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) held by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Office of the Trial Prosecutor of the ICTY started on 11 November 2013...
Advanced OSCE security sector reform course in Bosnia and Herzegovina focuses on fighting terrorism, corruption
Publishing date: 31 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
An advanced course on security sector reform, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the BiH Joint Staff and the Centre for Security Studies, concluded in Sarajevo on 31 October 2013...