News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Parliamentary by-elections in Georgia on 27 April competitive, says OSCE/ODIHR in final report, recommends improvements to legal framework
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
The parliamentary by-elections held in Georgia on 27 April 2013 were competitive and candidates were able to campaign freely, but aspects of the legal framework could benefit from further review, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 9 July 2013...
OSCE workshop highlights strategies for effective gender-sensitive labour migration policies
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
Strategies for integrating a gender-sensitive approach into labour migration policies in accordance with OSCE commitments and international standards were the focus of a training session organized by the OSCE in Warsaw on 8 and 9 July 2013 for representatives of governments and civil society and field mission staff...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns yet another journalist murder in Russia
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
VIENNA, 9 July 2013- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned the murder of the journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev in Russia’s republic of Dagestan...
OSCE, partners launch project to fight climate change effects in Dniester/Nistru basin
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
CHISINAU, 10 July 2013 – Developing a climate-change adaptation strategy for the Dniester/Nistru basin and a joint response action plan for governments of Moldova and Ukraine are the focus of a new joint three-year project officially launched today at an event in Chisinau...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on municipal elections in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia recommends improvements to electoral code and voter lists
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
Municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia were efficiently administered, but further efforts are required to address gaps and ambiguities in the electoral code and improve confidence in the voter lists, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Bulgarian authorities to ensure media are safe from assaults by high-profile politician
Publishing date: 8 July 2013
VIENNA, 8 July 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over the latest case of intimidation of journalists by parliamentarian and Ataka Party leader Volen Siderov, and asked the authorities to ensure that the media can work freely in Bulgaria...
Women leaders from Belgrade and Pristina collaborate on women’s empowerment
Publishing date: 8 July 2013
Eighteen women, members of the Serbian women’s parliamentary network and of the Assembly of Kosovo women’s caucus, as well as female representatives of other decision-making institutions and women leaders from academia, civil society and media came together in an OSCE-facilitated meeting in Budva, Montenegro, to exchange experiences and identify joint initiatives to foster women’s empowerment in all sectors of society.