News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Progress noted, further efforts needed in domestic prosecution of war crimes, says OSCE Mission to Croatia report
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
ZAGREB, 28 September 2006- Progress has been noted but further efforts are needed to ensure the quality, integrity and impartiality of domestic war crimes prosecutions, says a report by the OSCE Mission to Croatia issued today. The Report...
Amended Kazakh media law needs further improvements, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 27 September 2006
VIENNA, 27 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a comprehensive report to the Kazakh authorities that includes recommendations to improve the recently amended media law of Kazakhstan...
Statement by the OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims
Publishing date: 23 September 2006
ANKARA, 23 September 2006- Ambassador Omur Orhun, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, expressed his concern over the recent remarks by Pope Benedict XVI concerning Islam...
OSCE holds high-level meeting with Council of Europe, discusses way to boost co-operation
Publishing date: 22 September 2006
NEW YORK, 22 September 2006- The OSCE held high-level talks with the Council of Europe yesterday and the two organizations agreed to keep boosting co-operation on fighting terrorism and trafficking in human beings, protecting national minorities and...
Promoting economic prosperity, environmental co-operation can contribute to stability, OSCE official says
Publishing date: 20 September 2006
YEREVAN, 20 September 2006- The Co-ordinator for OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, today applauded Armenia's efforts to improve the investment and business climate for foreign and domestic investors, saying such activities contribute to...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attacks on Hungarian Public Television building
Publishing date: 19 September 2006
VIENNA, 19 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he condemns last night's violent attacks on the building of the Hungarian public television in Budapest. "The independence of...
OSCE, UNHCR and EC urge full implementation of Sarajevo Declaration on refugees
Publishing date: 18 September 2006
ZAGREB, 18 September 2006- Heads of OSCE Missions, EC Delegations and UNHCR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia met in Zagreb today to discuss the implementation of the Sarajevo Ministerial Declaration on Refugee Return...