News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports SALW and ammunition stockpiles security and management training in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 April 2012
ASHGABAT, 27 April 2012 – Thirty-eight military officials from the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan successfully completed OSCE-supported training seminars on the physical security and stockpile management of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition (CA) today in Ashgabat...
OSCE Office in Yerevan organizes workshop on rights of national minorities
Publishing date: 27 April 2012
YEREVAN, 27 April 2012 – A workshop by the OSCE Office in Yerevan on the rights of national minorities as envisaged in international and national legislation and measures to raise awareness of the issue among politicians, the media and the general public was held today in Yerevan...
ODIHR supports discussion on increasing women’s participation in political parties in Georgia
Publishing date: 27 April 2012
Measures to increase women’s participation as political party candidates in Georgia were the focus of a three-day event co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Tbilisi from 25 to 27 April 2012...
OSCE Chairperson hosts international conference on Northern Ireland peace process
Publishing date: 26 April 2012
DUBLIN, 27 April 2012- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, is hosting a high-level conference in Dublin today on the Northern Ireland peace process...
OSCE Mission to Moldova hosts donors’ meeting on media development
Publishing date: 26 April 2012
The OSCE Mission to Moldova hosted on 26 April 2012 in Chisinau a conference for donor organizations engaged in the development of media on both sides of the Dniester/Nistru river...
OSCE High Commissioner continues dialogue with Romania on national minorities in neighbouring states
Publishing date: 26 April 2012
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Romania on 23 and 24 April 2012 to discuss Romania’s relations with neighbouring countries...
OSCE, EU train Armenian police in public order management prior to elections
Publishing date: 26 April 2012