News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Local authorities, Aarhus Centre representatives from South-Eastern Europe discuss disaster risk reduction at OSCE-supported meeting in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 23 September 2016
SARAJEVO, 23 September 2016 – A two-day regional disaster risk reduction meeting, organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and hosted by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), concluded today in Sarajevo...
UNHCR, OSCE welcome decision to form Co-ordination Team to monitor implementation of refugees and displaced persons rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 17 September 2016
SARAJEVO, 17 September 2016- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Regional Representation for South-Eastern Europe (UNHCR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to BiH welcome the decision of the BiH Council of Ministers to form a Co-ordination Team to follow the implementation of rights of refugees and displaced persons under Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Accords...
Human rights must be guaranteed when fighting violent extremism online, participants at OSCE workshop in Sarajevo say
Publishing date: 8 September 2016
SARAJEVO, 8 September 2016 – Laws and policies on content blocking, surveillance and other online measures to counter terrorism must also safeguard the fundamental right to free expression online, according to participants at an OSCE-sponsored two-day event in Sarajevo, which ended today...
Criminal justice responses to terrorism are the focus of OSCE-supported seminar in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 7 September 2016
SARAJEVO, 7 September 2016 – An OSCE-supported seminar on strengthening rule of law-compliant criminal justice responses to terrorism, which brought together over 30 legal, security and counterterrorism practitioners from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), concluded today in Sarajevo...
Visit to Jajce of international community representatives led by OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 19 July 2016
JAJCE, 19 July 2016 – The recent decision of the Central Bosnian Canton Assembly to divide the secondary school in Jajce, despite court decisions and students’ protests, was the main focus of discussions held today by representatives of the international community in BiH, including the Office of the High Representative, the French Embassy and the USAID Mission Director, who joined the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Ambassador Jonathan Moore, in meetings with Jajce municipal authorities and civil society.
Special Representative of OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office on Gender Issues Verveer to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 to 4 July
Publishing date: 30 June 2016
SARAJEVO, 30 June 2016- The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office on Gender Issues Ambassador Melanne Verveer is to visit the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from 1 to 4 July 2016, where she will meet with officials and activists and discuss the status of women in the country...
OSCE-supported Regional Housing Programme Steering Committee meeting in Sarajevo, explores durable solutions
Publishing date: 28 June 2016
SARAJEVO, 28 June 2016 – The meeting of the Regional Housing Programme (RHP) Steering Committee today in Sarajevo brought together representatives of donors, partner countries, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the OSCE and the Council of Europe Development Bank, to discuss achievements, best practices and challenges in implementing the Programme on Durable Solutions for Refugees and Displaced Persons...