News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Slovakia’s OSCE Chairmanship to work towards boosting multilateralism and conflict prevention, State Secretary Lukáš Parízek tells Permanent Council
Publishing date: 19 July 2018
VIENNA, 19 July 2018 – Slovakia’s OSCE Chairmanship next year will pursue strategies that boost multilateralism, promote conflict prevention and focus on addressing the needs of people, said the country’s Foreign and European Affairs State Secretary Lukáš Parízek in Vienna today, as he addressed the Permanent Council on the incoming Chairmanship’s priority areas...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supports Central Asian states and Belarus in joint efforts to strengthen implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Publishing date: 3 July 2018
With the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek an expert review of the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Central Asian states and Belarus was held in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan on 28 June 2018...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan promotes sustainable mobility
Publishing date: 29 June 2018
A three-day workshop on sustainable mobility, co-hosted by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), concluded on 29 June 2018 in Tashkent...
OSCE and University of Birmingham hold expert workshop on economic diplomacy and connectivity
Publishing date: 26 June 2018
The role of the OSCE in promoting economic diplomacy and connectivity was the focus of an expert workshop organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham on 25 June 2018 in Vienna...
OSCE and IOM support actions to improve labour migration practices in Central Asia
Publishing date: 25 June 2018
ALMATY, 26 June 2018- Labour migration practices, with the aim to leverage the economic potential of migrant workers in Central Asia and in the Russian Federation, were discussed at a two-day event supported by the OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which concluded today in Astana...
OSCE contributes to improved inter-state connection and capacity building of Tajik officials and representatives of free economic zones
Publishing date: 25 June 2018
A study visit to Belarus for Tajik state officials and representatives of free economic zones was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe from 18 to 24 June 2018.
Misuse of Darknet and cryptocurrencies for corruption and financial crimes focus of OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 June 2018
A specialized workshop on combating misuse of Darknet and cryptocurrencies for corruption and financial crimes, organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was held on 21 and 22 June 2018 in Vienna...