News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Montenegro Mission supports local youth action plan
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro will assist Cetinje municipality in developing a Local Youth Action Plan, which will identify and address the needs of young people in the municipality.
OSCE Special Representative calls for child care quality standards to prevent child trafficking
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
VIENNA, 22 February 2011- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called for enhanced child protection systems to ensure the wellbeing of all children, especially migrant children, during a meeting today at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights...
OSCE Special Representative calls for enhanced social justice to better prevent and combat trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 18 February 2011
VIENNA, 20 February 2011- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on the occasion of the World Day for Social Justice, emphasized that working towards social justice includes promoting the social inclusion of the most vulnerable people, those who are deprived of any rights and social protection. This is also essential to preventing and fighting trafficking in human beings...
OSCE presents second study on migration data in Astana, discusses steps to harmonize regional data collection
Publishing date: 17 February 2011
ASTANA, 17 February 2011 – The preliminary findings and recommendations from an assessment of migration data in Kazakhstan by the OSCE and the International Organization for Migration were presented to government officials and policymakers dealing with migration data at a meeting in Astana today...
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns attack on B92 and its journalists
Publishing date: 16 February 2011
VIENNA, 16 February 2011- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the intimidation campaign against independent Serbian broadcaster B92 and its editors...
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns explosion at Bulgarian newspaper offices, urges thorough and swift investigation
Publishing date: 11 February 2011
VIENNA, 11 February 2011– Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the bomb explosion outside the offices of the Galeria weekly in Sofia...
OSCE provides equipment to improve national passport system in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
TASHKENT, 10 February 2011 – In a ceremony held in Tashkent today the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan handed over to the representatives of Uzbekistan’s Interior and Foreign Ministries equipment to support the government's efforts to improve the national passport system and introduce biometric identity and travel documents...