News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Need for integrated and co-ordinated policies for sustainable transport focus of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 4 April 2011
DRUSKININKAI, Lithuania, 4 April 2011 – The need for co-ordinated policies to ensure transport grows sustainably to benefit the environment as well as the economy is the topic of a two-day preparatory meeting that opened today in the Lithuanian town of Druskininkai...
OSCE presents third study on migration data in Bishkek, discusses steps to harmonize regional data collection
Publishing date: 31 March 2011
BISHKEK, 31 March 2011 – The preliminary findings and recommendations from an assessment of Kyrgyzstan’s collection of migration data by the OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) were presented to government officials and policymakers dealing with migration data at a meeting in Bishkek today...
OSCE, Anti-Corruption Academy agree to co-operate on fighting corruption
Publishing date: 29 March 2011
The OSCE Secretary General, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, and the Chair of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) International Transition Team, Martin Kreutner, signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing co-operation between the two organizations on 28 March 2011 at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Azerbaijani journalist, calls upon government to curb violence against the media
Publishing date: 28 March 2011
VIENNA, 28 March 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today a recent attack on a newspaperman in Azerbaijan and called upon the government to take urgent action to curtail violence against journalists...
Fight against corruption focus of OSCE co-organized seminar in Vilnius
Publishing date: 23 March 2011
VILNIUS, 23 March 2011 – A three-day expert seminar on anti-corruption policy and integrity training, a joint initiative of the OSCE and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), started in Vilnius today...
Military police raid against Czech Television excessive and unacceptable, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 16 March 2011
VIENNA, 16 March 2011 – Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed concern today over a recent raid by the Czech military police on the offices of Czech Television in Prague...
OSCE committed to conflict resolution efforts through the Geneva Discussions, assisting with democratic reforms, says OSCE Chairperson on visit to Georgia
Publishing date: 15 March 2011
TBILISI, 15 March 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, emphasized the OSCE's commitment to achieving progress on security and stability issues through the Geneva Discussions and addressing urgent humanitarian concerns for the benefit of affected communities while in Tbilisi today...