News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Residents in eastern Kyrgyzstan city view police work more positively following OSCE-supported reforms, new opinion poll shows
Publishing date: 9 March 2010
BISHKEK, 9 March, 2010- The share of residents in the eastern city of Karakol who view police work positively has almost tripled since 2006, when OSCE-supported reforms began, according to the results of a new survey released today...
OSCE states must do more to advance women's political participation, gender equality, says OSCE Chairperson
Publishing date: 8 March 2010
ASTANA, 8 March 2010- Sustainable peace and stability can only be achieved with the participation of women as equal partners with men, and OSCE states must do more to fulfil commitments to promote gender equality, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office...
Monitoring crucial for press freedom, says OSCE media freedom representative in final report
Publishing date: 4 March 2010
VIENNA, 4 March 2010- Monitoring of the kind that takes place within the OSCE is crucial to encourage countries to uphold press freedom commitments, stressed Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media...
OSCE co-hosts Antalya seminar on preventing wildfires
Publishing date: 2 March 2010
ANTALYA, Turkey, 2 March 2010- An advanced seminar on wildfire management for the Southeastern-Europe and South Caucasus regions, organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Government of Turkey, started in Antalya today...
Afghan police learn strategies to fight drug trafficking during OSCE-facilitated course
Publishing date: 2 March 2010
DOMODEDOVO, Russia, 2 March 2010- A group of 11 Afghan police officers will be trained on how to effectively combat drug trafficking during a two-week OSCE-organized course that started today...
Counter-narcotics training for Afghan police starts with OSCE support
Publishing date: 17 February 2010
DUSHANBE, 17 February 2010- Thirty-five Afghan police officers started counter-narcotics training in Dushanbe today in courses organized by the OSCE with Tajikistan's Interior Ministry and National Drug Control Agency...
OSCE workshop promotes international co-operation, public-private partnerships to protect critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 11 February 2010
VIENNA, 11 February 2010- Protecting critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks is the focus of an OSCE workshop for public and private sector experts that started in Vienna today...