News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
UN, OSCE agree to expand joint counter-terrorism activities
Publishing date: 12 March 2004
VIENNA, 12 March 2004- A two-day counter-terrorism meeting in Vienna ended on Friday with a call for greater co-operation between international, regional and sub-regional organizations in strengthening common defences against terrorism...
UN-OSCE counter-terrorism conference begins with minute's silence for Madrid victims
Publishing date: 11 March 2004
VIENNA, 11 March 2004- A UN-OSCE counter-terrorism conference in Vienna began on Thursday with a minute's silence in honour of the victims of terrorist bomb attacks in Madrid earlier in the day...
OSCE pilot policing project presented in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 5 March 2004
BISHKEK, 5 March 2004- A pioneering OSCE project on community policing for Kyrgyzstan was presented with the launch of a local computer network at a Bishkek police station. Within the framework of the project, the Pervomayiskyi district...
Co-operation with private sector tops agenda of OSCE seminar
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
DUBLIN, 17 February 2004- The impact of foreign and domestic investment on political and socio-economic stability was the focus of an OSCE seminar that ended today in the Irish capital. It brought together more than 180 representatives of...
OSCE hosts first-ever international workshop on threat of shoulder-fired missiles to civil aviation
Publishing date: 23 January 2004
VIENNA, 23 January 2004- The growing threat that man-portable air defence systems (MANPADs) in the hands of terrorists pose against civil aviation topped the agenda of an international conference held jointly by the OSCE and the International Civil...
Sustainable business development is best conflict prevention, say OSCE seminar participants
Publishing date: 17 November 2003
VIENNA, 17 November 2003- The importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in transition economies and their role in economic development and employment is the topic of an international OSCE seminar that takes place in Armenia today...
OSCE, UN step up tackling environmental threats to security
Publishing date: 14 November 2003
VIENNA, 14 November 2003- The OSCE and two UN agencies today agreed on new efforts to fight environmental threats to security. Under an agreement signed in Vienna this morning, the three international organizations will jointly adress problems...