News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE holds meeting to build confidence between police and people in Kyrgyzstan's south
Publishing date: 28 June 2005
JALALABAD, 28 June 2005- Building trust between law enforcement bodies and the people in southern Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a meeting today in Jalalabad, organized by the OSCE Field Office in Osh. Preventing tensions of the type which arose after...
OSCE Chairman says more action needed on curbing small arms and light weapons, securing ammunition stockpiles
Publishing date: 21 June 2005
VIENNA, 21 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said on Tuesday that the Organization should devote more attention to curbing the spread of small arms and light weapons and securing stockpiles of...
OSCE Chairman welcomes pledges of 670,000 Euro for police assistance programme in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 June 2005
VIENNA, 16 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, today welcomed pledges by four OSCE participating States to provide rapid support for the Organization's police assistance programme in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Special Representative calls for strengthening international co-operation to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 16 June 2005
BANGKOK, 16 June 2005- Strengthening co-operation between countries of origin and countries of destination is crucial in the fight against human trafficking, said OSCE Special Representative Helga Konrad...
OSCE police assistance programme helps organize Police Day in Bishkek
Publishing date: 6 June 2005
BISHKEK, 6 June 2005- Raising awareness of police activities and developing a closer relationship with the public were the aims of a Police Open Day in Bishkek, organized on Saturday by the OSCE Police Assistance Programme...
OSCE helps Kazakhstan to secure surplus small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
ALMATY, 3 June 2005- International experts and Kazakhstani officials worked out a set of recommendations on secure storage and destruction of small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition for Kazakhstan's government during a two-day OSCE...
OSCE Prague economic forum calls for closer co-operation with partners on migration issues
Publishing date: 27 May 2005
PRAGUE, 27 May 2005- Participants in the OSCE's 13th Economic Forum on Friday urged the Organization to develop stronger co-operation with partner organizations in addressing issues related to demographic trends, migration and the integration...