News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina donates IT equipment to Una Sana Canton Ministry of Education
Publishing date: 1 June 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as part of its wider initiative to support Bosnia and Herzegovina in its pandemic response, on 1 June 2020 in Bihac, provided IT equipment for the Una Sana Canton Ministry of Education...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina donates IT equipment to Canton 10 Ministry of Education
Publishing date: 29 May 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as part of its wider initiative to support Bosnia and Herzegovina in its pandemic response, on 29 May 2020 in Livno, provided IT equipment for the Ministry of Education Canton 10...
Statement of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the approval of resources necessary to hold local elections
Publishing date: 22 May 2020
SARAJEVO, 22 May 2020- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH) regrets the recent statements by Presidency member Milorad Dodik and the President of the HDZ BiH, Dr. Dragan Čović, for their disregard of democratic standards concerning the holding of elections...
OSCE donates protective equipment to Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 May 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as a part of its wider initiative to support Bosnia and Herzegovina in its pandemic response provided, on 21 May 2020 in Sarajevo, protective equipment and sanitizer for the BiH Border Police...
Joint Statement of the International Community in BiH on the Occasion of the World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 3 May 2020
SARAJEVO, 03 May 2020- On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Mission to BiH, Council of Europe, Delegation of the European Union and European Union Special Representative in BiH, Office of the High Representative, United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and embassies of France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States of America, issue the following statement:...
OSCE on domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina in time of COVID-19
Publishing date: 27 April 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) called today for safety measures to be taken by governments in the country to protect women and children. The results of the OSCE Survey on Well Being and Safety of Women in BiH showed that almost one in two women survived some form of abuse including intimate partner violence since the age of 15. In addition, 64% of women in BIH can be considered as conflict-affected, while the indicated prevalence of current partner violence is higher among those women whose current partner fought in a conflict that those whose partner did not. The Mission finds this data worrying in light of the current situation.
OSCE Mission to BiH, OHR, US Embassy, UK Embassy and EU and EUSR urge all institutions to make prevention of corruption integral part of fight against COVID-19
Publishing date: 7 April 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Office of the High Representative, the U.S. Embassy in BiH, British Embassy in Sarajevo, the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina and EU Special Representative note the introduction of a number of measures by the institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) aimed at combating and preventing the spread of COVID-19, and also alleviating its negative socio-economic impacts....