News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Nearly 1,300 bombs and 19 missiles destroyed as part of large-scale OSCE Soviet-era ammunition demolition project in Georgia
Publishing date: 18 July 2013
The explosion of a cluster bomb on 12 July 2013 at a demolition range in Georgia marked the end of a two-year project by the OSCE and the United Nations Development Programme to help the country destroy 1,289 pieces of aircraft ammunition and 19 missiles...
Secretary-General of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation addresses OSCE
Publishing date: 18 July 2013
The Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Dmitry Mezentsev, addressed the OSCE Permanent Council on 18 July 2013...
Ambassador Florian Raunig of Austria appointed new Head of OSCE Presence in Albania, starts duties in October
Publishing date: 17 July 2013
TIRANA, 17 July 2013 – Ambassador Florian Raunig of Austria has been appointed as the new Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship announced today. He will assume his duties on 1 October 2013...
OSCE committed to further efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on a visit to Armenia
Publishing date: 17 July 2013
YEREVAN, 15 July 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, on a visit in Armenia discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and other OSCE-related issues with the Armenian President, Serzh Sargsyan, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and the President of the National Assembly (Parliament), Hovik Abrahamyan...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes UN Security Council action to improve safety of journalists
Publishing date: 17 July 2013
VIENNA, 17 July 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed the UN Security Council’s initiative to enhance the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1738, strengthening the safety of journalists...
Civil society oversight of municipalities necessary to improve public service, OSCE conference participants conclude
Publishing date: 17 July 2013
More than 25 civil society representatives from south-eastern Europe met on 15 and 16 July 2013 at an OSCE conference in Prishtinë/ Priština to exchange best practices on municipal oversight and participation in local decision-making...
