News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative appeals to CIS representatives to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
VIENNA, 21 April 2005- The OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Helga Konrad, today urged the CIS Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs to join forces in combating human trafficking. "We need the political will to...
OSCE Seminar discusses environmental and health risks from industries in Ferghana valley
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
CORTONA, ITALY, 8 April 2005- Ways of evaluating the environmental and health risks from industrial installations in the Ferghana Valley were discussed at a seminar that ended today in Cortona. The five-day event, organized by the OSCE, assessed the...
All OSCE countries affected by child trafficking, experts say
Publishing date: 18 March 2005
VIENNA, 18 March 2005- Trafficking in children is on the rise and is a matter of concern for all states throughout the OSCE region, said Helga Konrad, the OSCE's Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, at a conference today...
Special Representative calls on OSCE States to issue residence permits for trafficking victims
Publishing date: 28 February 2005
VIENNA, 28 February 2005- OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Helga Konrad, urged the OSCE States to adopt a victim-centred approach and allow them an extended stay in the countries they are trafficked into. "Up to 50...
OSCE Almaty seminar focuses on migration management
Publishing date: 24 January 2005
ALMATY, 24 January 2005- An international seminar on the economic, environmental, security and humanitarian aspects of migration among the OSCE's 55 participating States opened in Almaty today. More than 200 representatives from NGOs, academics...
Regional travel documents security workshop held in Tashkent
Publishing date: 16 December 2004
TASHKENT, 16 December 2004- Experts from the Border Guard, Interior and Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took part in a workshop on travel document security in the Uzbek capital on 15 and 16 Dec...
OSCE Trieste seminar spotlights effects of demographic imbalance on security
Publishing date: 9 November 2004
TRIESTE, 9 November 2004- The impact of unbalanced population growth on economic development and security was the focus of a two-day international seminar ending today in the Italian city of Trieste. Ageing, health hazards, family dynamics, population...