News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Representative Eva Biaudet named knight of France's Legion of Honour
Publishing date: 31 October 2008
VIENNA, 31 October 2008- The French government has recognized Eva Biaudet, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Human Trafficking, with the award of Knight of the Legion of Honour, the country's highest decoration...
OSCE presents guide on police training
Publishing date: 31 October 2008
VIENNA, 31 October 2008- The OSCE's Strategic Police Matters Unit presented a new guide on basic police training in Vienna today, on the final day of its annual Police Experts Meeting...
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains state co-ordinators on gender equality
Publishing date: 30 October 2008
SKOPJE, 30 October 2008-State co-ordinators for equal opportunities, appointed in all government ministries, will be trained on gender equality and mainstreaming in policy formulation at a two-day workshop launched in Mavrovo today...
OSCE hosts police expert meeting on combating cybercrime
Publishing date: 30 October 2008
VIENNA, 30 October 2008- Fighting the threat of cyber crime is the focus of an OSCE conference for policing experts that began in Vienna today...
Joint OSCE-UNEP assessment report on environmental impact of recent conflict in Georgia released
Publishing date: 28 October 2008
VIENNA, 28 October 2008- The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities released on Monday a final report of a joint OSCE-UNEP mission to assess the environmental impacts of the recent conflict in Georgia...
OSCE countries and Mediterranean partners discuss regional security
Publishing date: 27 October 2008
AMMAN, 27 October 2008- How the OSCE's approach to security and new challenges can be applied outside the Organization's region is the focus of a conference with the OSCE's participating States and its Mediterranean partner countries that began today...
Joint declaration of women parliamentarians calls for 30 per cent female representation in South-Eastern Europe parliaments
Publishing date: 27 October 2008
TIRANA, 27 October 2008- Female parliamentarians from South-Eastern Europe urged their respective parliaments and governments to adopt electoral codes to guarantee at least 30 per cent of seats for women candidates...