News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
World leaders in Astana to address security challenges at OSCE Summit
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
ASTANA, 30 November 2010- Heads of State and Government from the 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partner countries are in Astana for the OSCE Summit, set to start tomorrow in the Palace of Independence...
Winners of Kazakhstan's OSCE Summit school essay contest announced
Publishing date: 28 November 2010
ASTANA, 29 November 2010- Kazakhstan's ministries of foreign affairs and education announced today the winners of a nationwide school essay contest held ahead of the OSCE Summit on 1 and 2 December in Astana...
OSCE Mission to Moldova launches campaign against gender-based violence
Publishing date: 25 November 2010
CHISINAU, 25 November 2010-The OSCE Mission to Moldova today launched a series of awareness-raising activities, including continuing performances of a play, as part of the international 16-Day Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence...
Statement by OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
Publishing date: 24 November 2010
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 24 November 2010- On the occasion of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement...
OSCE expert report on the authorities' investigation of journalist's death
Publishing date: 23 November 2010
VIENNA, 23 November 2010- Today independent experts tasked by the OSCE completed an assessment of the ongoing investigation into the death of the Belarusian journalist Aleh Byabenin...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns arrest of journalists covering protest at U.S. military base
Publishing date: 23 November 2010
VIENNA, 23 November 2010- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Dunja Mijatovic, today condemned the detention and arrest over the weekend of several journalists covering demonstrations outside the Fort Benning military base in Columbus, Georgia...
Methods to identify trafficking victims focus of OSCE-organized expert discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 19 November 2010
VIENNA, 19 November 2010- Experts in anti-trafficking discussed today how to help police officers identify human trafficking victims. The conclusions from the OSCE-organized meeting will be included in a guide that will be distributed to police...