News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 May 2014
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Bosnia and Herzegovina from 5 to 7 May 2014. She met key actors to gain a more comprehensive picture of the situation of persons belonging to national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Notable strides made in accounting for conflict-related sexual violence in BiH, OSCE report highlights
Publishing date: 3 April 2014
SARAJEVO, 3 April 2014 – There is a notable commitment among the judiciary in BiH to deliver justice to survivors of sexual violence in conflict, according to a report launched today by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina....
OSCE partners with gender institutions to further promote gender equality in BiH
Publishing date: 1 April 2014
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina signed a memorandum of understanding on 1 April 2014 in Sarajevo with the BiH Gender Equality Agency to support a project on promoting gender equality among political parties and increasing the visibility and skills of women candidates...
Greater efforts needed for effective system to tackle corruption in BiH, highlights OSCE course
Publishing date: 26 March 2014
A two-day specialized security policy course for ministerial officials, members of parliaments, judiciary, academia and civil society, on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Strategy for fighting corruption concluded on 26 March 2014 in Konjic...
OSCE Mission to BiH launches web-based War Crimes Case Map
Publishing date: 24 February 2014
SARAJEVO, 24 February 2014 – The OSCE Mission to BiH launched today the War Crimes Case Map, a unique interactive web-based compilation of war crimes verdicts across the country...
OSCE Mission to BiH’s Head urges authorities to listen to legitimate demands for reforms, encourages constructive dialogue
Publishing date: 11 February 2014
SARAJEVO, 11 February 2014- The protests of the past few days in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Mostar and other cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina have highlighted serious economic, social and political difficulties in the country, the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Ambassador Fletcher M. Burton, said today...
OSCE supports advanced course on security policy for BiH government officials
Publishing date: 19 December 2013
A two-day advanced training course on security policy for officials from ministries and other public institutions, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded on 12 December 2013 in Zenica in the central part of the country...