News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan find ways to share water resources
Publishing date: 26 July 2006
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 26 July 2006- The first meeting of the recently formed Chu-Talas Rivers Commission, set up to better manage water resources in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, was held today in Issyk-Kul...
Re-opening transport routes could contribute to solving frozen conflicts, say participants at OSCE Economic Forum
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
PRAGUE, 24 May 2006- Re-opening transport routes in regions paralyzed by frozen conflicts could help promote peace, leaders said at the 14th OSCE Economic Forum, which concluded today...
OSCE Chairman De Gucht speaks to the United Nations Security Council
Publishing date: 17 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 17 January 2006- The OSCE Chairman in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has addressed the United Nations Security Council, presenting the main themes of the Belgian OSCE Chairmanship during 2006...
OSCE Centre opens munitions disposal training centre and demolition ground in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 4 November 2005
DUSHANBE, 4 November 2005- A training centre to help rid Tajikistan of surplus explosives and conventional ammunition, was officially opened today by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Centre and Demolition is...
OSCE holds meeting to build confidence between police and people in Kyrgyzstan's south
Publishing date: 28 June 2005
JALALABAD, 28 June 2005- Building trust between law enforcement bodies and the people in southern Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a meeting today in Jalalabad, organized by the OSCE Field Office in Osh. Preventing tensions of the type which arose after...
OSCE Chairman says more action needed on curbing small arms and light weapons, securing ammunition stockpiles
Publishing date: 21 June 2005
VIENNA, 21 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said on Tuesday that the Organization should devote more attention to curbing the spread of small arms and light weapons and securing stockpiles of...
OSCE helps Kazakhstan to secure surplus small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
ALMATY, 3 June 2005- International experts and Kazakhstani officials worked out a set of recommendations on secure storage and destruction of small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition for Kazakhstan's government during a two-day OSCE...