News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Re-opening transport routes could contribute to solving frozen conflicts, say participants at OSCE Economic Forum
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
PRAGUE, 24 May 2006- Re-opening transport routes in regions paralyzed by frozen conflicts could help promote peace, leaders said at the 14th OSCE Economic Forum, which concluded today...
Political leaders and OSCE experts begin talks in Prague on security and transport networks
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
PRAGUE, 22 May 2006- Key speakers at the second part of the OSCE Economic Forum, which began today in Prague, emphasized the importance of secure transport networks for economic development and regional stability...
OSCE conference highlights national mechanisms and regional co-operation to combat human trafficking in Central Asia
Publishing date: 18 May 2006
ALMATY, 18 May 2006- Tools to fight human trafficking, including the establishment of national referral mechanisms to combat the crime and protect the human rights of trafficked persons, co-ordination between law enforcement bodies and...
Co-operation crucial to keep public transport safe from terrorists, OSCE and International Association of Public Transport workshop concludes
Publishing date: 5 May 2006
VIENNA, 5 May 2006- International co-operation is essential to keep public transport networks and the passengers they carry safe from terrorist attacks, participants in a workshop on Urban Transport Security concluded today. Some 200 experts...
OSCE committed to economic and environmental issues, says Secretary General at Chernobyl anniversary conference
Publishing date: 19 April 2006
MINSK, 19 April 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut called for intensified efforts to allow for sustainable development of the regions affected by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy. Speaking at a conference on the 20th anniversary of...
OSCE supports workshop on impact of environmental problems in Eastern Caspian Sea region
Publishing date: 10 April 2006
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 10 April 2006- Regional environmental problems of the Eastern Caspian Sea and the impact on the local population is the focus of a workshop, organized by the Environment and Security initiative and supported by the OSCE...
OSCE conference calls for better co-ordination in battle against human trafficking
Publishing date: 17 March 2006
VIENNA, 17 March 2006- The OSCE plays an important co-ordination role in the battle against human trafficking, its Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Helga Konrad said at today's opening of a high-level conference...