News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported study visit to Ljubljana on fostering co-operation on explosive hazards concludes
Publishing date: 11 December 2014
A five-day exchange programme visit on responding to, and reducing explosive hazards with the aim of supporting of confidence- and security-building measures ended in Ljubljana on 5 December 2014...
OSCE proves its value and ability as a forum for dialogue, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Burkhalter as Basel Ministerial Council ends
Publishing date: 5 December 2014
BASEL, Switzerland, 5 December 2014 – The OSCE proved its value and ability as a forum for dialogue while its key principles were defended, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter as the 21st Ministerial Council concluded in Basel today. Burkhalter welcomed decisions on Germany and Austria assuming the OSCE Chairmanships respectively in 2016 and 2017, and lauded decisions to further enhance the fight against terrorism and boost States’ preparedness against the threat of natural disasters...
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia take ownership of regional arms control, Dayton Peace Agreement Article IV Annex 1/B: Mission accomplished
Publishing date: 4 December 2014
BASEL, Switzerland, 4 December 2014 – Today, after 18 years, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Serbia are taking over full responsibility for regional stability and arms control, essential for building peace and stability in the Western Balkans, with senior politicians from the four countries signing a document on the 21st OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel...
OSCE-supports regional explosive ordnance disposal course for specialists from Central Asia and Afghanistan
Publishing date: 24 October 2014
DUSHANBE, 24 October 2014 – A two-week regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course for Russian and Tajik-Dari speaking groups facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe today...
Regional explosive ordnance disposal course for specialists from Tajikistan and Afghanistan completed with OSCE support
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
DUSHANBE, 26 September 2014 – A ten-day regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) course level 1, facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe today...
OSCE trains Moldovan armed forces in secure handling and storage of small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 25 September 2014
CHISINAU, 25 September 2014 – Sixteen officers of the Moldovan armed forces today successfully completed an OSCE-supported training course on the physical security and stockpile management of small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports enhancing regulatory legal framework for small arms and light weapons, conventional ammunition
Publishing date: 19 September 2014
BISHKEK, 19 September 2014 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic today hosted the first roundtable discussion on improving the country’s regulatory legal framework for use of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition...