News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
More focus on confidence-building measures in conflict resolution needed, says OSCE Special Representative at Geneva Discussions
Publishing date: 14 December 2011
GENEVA, 14 December 2011 – Developing synergies through multiple confidence-building measures and reaching out to different communities can help support efforts towards conflict resolution, said Giedrius Čekuolis, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Protracted Conflicts, following the 18 round of the Geneva Discussions today...
OSCE Mission announces 2011 ‘People of the Year’ awards
Publishing date: 14 December 2011
BELGRADE, 14 December 2011 – In recognition of the contribution made by Serbia’s independent agencies and bodies in protecting and advancing human rights, equality, government accountability and citizens’ participation in the country, the heads of three institutions will receive the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s “People of the Year” awards at a ceremony in Belgrade today...
OSCE promotes co-operation on combating human trafficking in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 14 December 2011
TASHKENT, 14 December 2011- Current practices, investigation techniques and operational experiences in combating human trafficking, along with victims’ rights and their access to justice is the focus of a two-day OSCE workshop that opened today in Tashkent...
Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship concludes discussion series with seminar on security community
Publishing date: 14 December 2011
The concluding seminar in the “V to V Dialogue” series of expert seminars organized by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship began in Kahlenberg, near Vienna, on 14 December 2011...
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes roundtable discussion on civic education
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and Science, organized a roundtable discussion on civic education on 13 December 2011...
OSCE Office supports rock concert, film festival and Human Rights Expo to mark Human Rights Day in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
A rock concert, a Human Rights Film Festival, a public debate and a Human Rights Expo were among the OSCE-supported events held on 9 and 10 December 2011 in Yerevan to mark International Human Rights Day...
OSCE assists Kazakhstan in implementing Aarhus Convention on public participation in environmental decision making
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
ASTANA, 13 December 2011 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the further adaptation of the national legislation to the requirements of the Aarhus Convention took place today in Astana...