News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE reviews plan of action to control small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 23 May 2012
VIENNA, 23 May 2012 – The 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partners for Co-operation today concluded a review of the OSCE Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons that aims to counter the spread and accumulation of illicit SALW...
OSCE welcomes peaceful voting in Kosovo for Serbian election
Publishing date: 21 May 2012
DUBLIN / VIENNA, 21 May 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, today welcomed the peaceful and orderly voting in Kosovo for the second round of the Serbian presidential election of 20 May...
OSCE, UNODC hold joint conference on the terrorist use of explosives
Publishing date: 10 May 2012
VIENNA, 10 May 2012 – A two-day conference aimed at improving the control of explosive substances in order to hinder terrorists’ access to them, organized by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) started in Vienna today...
OSCE Secretary General welcomes peaceful conduct of ballot facilitation in Kosovo
Publishing date: 7 May 2012
VIENNA, 7 May 2012- The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, today welcomed the peaceful conclusion of the OSCE-run ballot facilitation that allowed eligible voters in Kosovo to cast ballots in the 6 May Serbian parliamentary and presidential elections...
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visits Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 22 April 2012
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier will pay visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 23 to 24 April 2012 on the occasion of the International Donors' Conference "Durable solutions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons" taking place on April 24 in Sarajevo...
Ministers in Vienna adopt declaration on border security in Central Asia, agree to further enhance border management co-operation
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
Participants of the 10th Conference of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative (CABSI) held in Vienna adopted a Ministerial Declaration on 17 April 2012...
Open and secure borders in Central Asia essential for ensuring stability, combating transnational threats, say participants at OSCE-supported meeting
Publishing date: 16 April 2012
VIENNA, 16 April 2012 – Participants of a ministerial-level, OSCE-supported meeting of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative (CABSI) that started in Vienna today, stressed the need to join efforts to counter transnational threats while ensuring open and secure borders in the region...