News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Monaco meeting to underline the contribution of small States to international affairs
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
COPENHAGEN, 2 July 2012 – At a meeting in Monaco, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), the world’s largest regional security organization, is set to vote on a resolution that will recognize the contribution of small states to international organizations...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator trains Ukrainian civil society organizations on public reporting
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, 2 July 2012 – Report-writing skills are the focus of a series of regional training seminars for representatives of Ukraine’s non-governmental sector that started today in Dnipropetrovsk with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
European Union, Council of Europe and OSCE/ODIHR launch three regional projects to improve situation of minorities and vulnerable groups in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
The European Union, the Council of Europe and the OSCE/ODIHR jointly launched three projects to promote minority integration in the Western Balkans at an event in Budva, Montenegro, which took place from 27 to 29 June 2012...
Extraordinary IPRM meeting takes place in Zardiantkari
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
ZARDIANTKARI, 2 July 2012- On 1 July 2012, an extraordinary meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE, took place in the village of Zardiantkari...
OSCE Centre promotes education for sustainable development in Central Asia
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
A regional training course on education for sustainable development was held from 28 to 30 June 2012 in Almaty. The event was organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Government of Switzerland...
OSCE Office promotes out-of-court resolutions in defamation cases in Armenia
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
AGHVERAN, Armenia 30 June 2012 – Resolving cases of defamation and insult without resorting to the courts is the focus of a two-day OSCE-supported workshop for journalists and lawyers that started today in Aghveran, Armenia...
OSCE report highlights inadequate and unequal social assistance for vulnerable groups in BiH
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
SARAJEVO, 29 June 2012 – Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most vulnerable individuals are not receiving adequate and proportional social protection benefits, according to an OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina report launched today...