News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Model OSCE: Second round of negotiations took place in Belgrade
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
One priority of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship is to strengthen the voice of young people and enhance their involvement within OSCE structures. To achieve this goal, the Swiss Chairmanship is organizing a Model OSCE series in which 57 young men and women from the OSCE participating States were invited to take part...
OSCE and States need to take further action to make gender equality a reality
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
VIENNA, 10 July 2014 – The OSCE and participating States have made commendable advances in making gender equality a reality since the adoption of an action plan ten years ago, but new initiatives are needed in areas where progress has been lacking, said participants of the OSCE’s first Gender Equality Review Conference, today in Vienna...
After 20 years, OSCE Code of Conduct still plays essential role in setting norms in security sector governance
Publishing date: 8 July 2014
VIENNA, 8 July 2014 – Twenty years after its adoption, the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects remains an indispensable instrument in exercising democratic control of the armed and security forces, guaranteeing their political neutrality, fostering human rights of service personnel, and governing security relations between States, stressed the speakers at the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Code of Conduct held today in Vienna.
OSCE Special Representative on Transdniestrian settlement encourages more contacts between sides at all levels
Publishing date: 2 July 2014
CHISINAU, 2 July 2014 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Ambassador Radojko Bogojević concluded his visit to the region today...
46th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 1 July 2014
On 1 July 2014 the 46th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Toivo Klaar, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Angelo Gnädinger, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses gratitude to outgoing ODIHR Director Lenarčič
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
BERN, 30 June 2014- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, today expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Janez Lenarčič of Slovenia, the outgoing Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), for his work over the last six years...
Chairman-in-Office relieved about release of Luhansk-based SMM team, says OSCE ready to support implementation of peace plan to the extent security situation permits
Publishing date: 28 June 2014
Collections: Donetsk and Luhansk-based teams of OSCE monitors released , Swiss Chairmanship takes lead in OSCE Ukraine efforts
Bern, 28 June, 2014- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, relieved to hear that the four members of the Luhansk-based team of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission were set free, commended the tireless work of the SMM towards the release of the team members who were in captivity since May 29, 2014.