News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Transboundary water co-operation and water management focus of Almaty meeting
Publishing date: 22 October 2007
ALMATY, 22 October 2007- Issues relating to a decline in access to water and sanitation, as well as expanding co-operation between countries and stakeholders on shared waters, will be on the agenda of a workshop that opens in Almaty tomorrow...
Co-operation to avert environmental threats focus of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 17 October 2007
VIENNA, 17 October 2007- Environmental hazards can wreak havoc on communities and spark cross-border conflict. The OSCE's concerted and co-operative action to counter these security threats is featured in the latest issue of the OSCE Magazine...
OSCE holds conference on maritime and inland waterways co-operation
Publishing date: 11 September 2007
HELSINKI, 11 September 2007- An international OSCE conference on the role of maritime and inland waterways co-operation in enhancing security and protecting the environment ended in Helsinki today...
Austrian energy-autonomous city to host OSCE delegation on International Environment Day
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
VIENNA, 4 June 2007- On the occasion of the International Environment Day, marked on 5 June, more than 40 OSCE delegates will visit the Austrian city of Gussing which relies exclusively on renewable energy...
OSCE meeting transforms concern about environment security into action
Publishing date: 23 May 2007
PRAGUE, 23 May 2007- A high-level OSCE meeting focusing on environmental security transformed concerns that environmental factors are threatening global security into actions that will promote stability, said Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin...
OSCE meeting fosters co-operation to reduce environmental threats, says Chairman
Publishing date: 21 May 2007
PRAGUE, 21 May 2007- Global security will be increasingly at risk because of man-made environmental threats, but with the right political will and co-operation threats can be reduced, the OSCE Chairman said today.
Winners of 2007 OSCE Photo Contest announced
Publishing date: 18 May 2007
VIENNA, 18 May 2007- The winners of the 2007 OSCE photo contest "Land and water, protecting our fragile environment" were announced today. The main prize was awarded to Shamil Zhumatov from Kazakhstan for a series about the Aral Sea...