News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Ninth IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 4 February 2011
ERGNETI, 4 February 2011- The Ninth Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting covering the South Ossetian theatre took place in Ergneti on Friday, 4 February. The meeting was facilitated by the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and the OSCE...
OSCE supports non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 27 January 2011
Weapons of mass destruction present a serious challenge to international peace and security. Stopping their proliferation requires a co-ordinated and comprehensive international response. United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 requires all states to contribute to putting in place the necessary structures to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, including their means of delivery...
OSCE Chairmanship says Geneva Discussions have been strengthened
Publishing date: 15 December 2010
GENEVA, 16 December 2010- The Geneva Discussions resulted in steps towards gradual normalization of the situation on the ground said Bolat Nurgaliyev, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, following a meeting in Geneva today...
Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries and the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
ASTANA, 1 December 2010- The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries (Russian President Medvedev, French Prime Minister Fillon and U.S. Secretary of State Clinton), Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Armenian President Sargsian...
Statement by OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
Publishing date: 24 November 2010
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 24 November 2010- On the occasion of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement...
OSCE participating States agree to adapt police support to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States today agreed to adapt the Organization's support to Kyrgyzstan's police taking into account changed circumstances in the country...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes resumption of the Dvani/Ergneti IPRM
Publishing date: 28 October 2010
ASTANA, 28 October 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Kanat Saudabayev, underscored the great importance of the Dvani/Ergneti Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism...