News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Demonstrated political will needed to unlock benefits of package of eight, says OSCE Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process
Publishing date: 25 May 2017
CHISINAU, 25 May 2017 – The Special Representative of the Austrian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Wolf Dietrich Heim, today concluded his fourth visit to the region where he met chief negotiators of the sides in Chisinau and Tiraspol...
Lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss ethical norms
Publishing date: 23 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a series of Human Rights Club meetings for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River on 19 May 2017. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together some 40 lawyers and civil society representatives to discuss current ethical norms and standard practices governing the legal profession...
OSCE Mission to Moldova roundtable discussion identifies new opportunities to enable provision of essential legal aid
Publishing date: 22 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova brought together representatives of law faculties, state authorities and relevant NGOs in Chisinau on 18 May 2017 to discuss new possibilities to strengthen the provision of much-needed primary legal aid in Moldova...
Workshop organized by OSCE Mission to Moldova strengthens co-ordination of anti-trafficking activities
Publishing date: 18 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova held a two-day practical workshop aimed at enhancing the co-ordination of the country’s anti-trafficking activities at the national and local levels on 11 and 12 May 2017. The event, held in Alba Iulia, Romania, brought together 15 representatives of state institutions, civil society and international organizations, and was organized in co-operation with Moldova’s National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings...
Lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss ways to better resolve clients’ documentation problems
Publishing date: 16 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the first of this year’s Human Rights Clubs discussions for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River on 12 May 2017. The event, held in Varnita, brought together some 30 lawyers and NGO representatives to discuss how to better aid clients who encounter issues with their documentation...
OSCE Mission to Moldova addresses gender inequality and domestic violence in series of public lectures
Publishing date: 12 May 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova launched a series of 15 public lectures on 2 May 2017 aimed at promoting gender equality and combating domestic violence in Moldova. The public lectures, organized with the support of Moldova’s Ministry of Education, will be held throughout the year in 13 separate locations across the country, including the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. Some 900 students and teachers of vocational schools are expected to attend...
Republic of Moldova’s efforts in managing small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition debated at Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 29 March 2017
VIENNA, 29 March 2017 – Republic of Moldova’s progress in the field of small arms and light weapons management should be used to move the process further by focusing on new priorities in this area and improving compliance with international standards and commitments, say speakers in the session of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) held on 29 March in Vienna...