News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE/ODIHR promotes transparency and public participation in lawmaking at Belgrade workshop
Publishing date: 28 March 2012
Measures to increase transparency and public participation in the lawmaking process were the focus of a workshop in Belgrade on 26 and 27 March 2012, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Legislative Committee of the National Assembly of Serbia...
OSCE Secretary General visits BiH, welcomes new government’s priorities
Publishing date: 20 March 2012
SARAJEVO, 20 March 2012 – The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, today concluded his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he met the new state government to discuss their priorities in the light of the contribution offered by the OSCE Mission...
ODIHR offers assistance and expertise at Dushanbe event on electoral law, including voter lists
Publishing date: 14 March 2012
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights provided support and expertise to a roundtable in Dushanbe on 14 March on measures to develop effective links between population and voter registration in Tajikistan, as well as on reforms to the country’s legal electoral framework...
ODIHR supports conference on promoting women’s political participation in Northern Ireland
Publishing date: 9 March 2012
Measures to increase the political representation of women in Northern Ireland were highlighted at a conference organized in Belfast on 9 March 2012 by the Centre for the Advancement of Women in Politics at Queen's University Belfast, and supported by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE/ODIHR ready to co-operate with Asian Partners on promoting democracy and respect for human rights
Publishing date: 15 February 2012
The OSCE is ready to co-operate with its Asian Partners in promoting democracy and human rights to contribute to broader security in the region, Janez Lenarčič, the ODIHR Director, told the OSCE-Thailand Conference in Chiang Mai on 14 February 2012...
Effectiveness, transparency of Serbian legislative process needs improvement, says OSCE/ODIHR assessment
Publishing date: 8 February 2012
The lawmaking process in Serbia can be strengthened through a more precise and effective delineation of its two stages – policy development and the drafting of legislation, and would benefit from more public consultation, says an OSCE/ODIHR assessment presented in Belgrade on 7 February 2012...
OSCE Mission to Skopje decentralization assessment shows progress, highlights further challenges
Publishing date: 1 February 2012
SKOPJE, 1 February 2012 – Positive trends in decentralizing powers from central to local government have been observed over the past five years, but new challenges lie ahead, concludes an OSCE report on the decentralization process presented in Skopje today...