News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Witnessing greatest refugee crisis in decades, OSCE parliamentarians call for increased burden-sharing
Publishing date: 22 June 2015
COPENHAGEN, 22 June 2015 – The migrant crisis in the Mediterranean is a challenge not just for the countries of that region but for the whole of Europe, concluded the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), at the close of her four-day visit to Rome, Lampedusa, Catania and Mineo on Sunday...
OSCE PA humanitarian Chair marks World Refugee Day in Lampedusa
Publishing date: 22 June 2015
LAMPEDUSA, Italy, 20 June 2015 – The Chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), is in Lampedusa, Italy today, where she is meeting with migrants, refugees and officials at the Lampedusa First Aid and Reception Center, as well as with representatives of NGOs working to help alleviate the human crisis in the Mediterranean...
Border Institute Instructors from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan learn best practices in development and delivery of adult education
Publishing date: 12 June 2015
TALLINN, 12 June 2015 – Sixteen Instructors from Border Institutes of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan successfully completed the six-month Train-the-Trainer blended learning course organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE trains Mongolian law enforcement agencies in countering cross-border illicit movements
Publishing date: 12 June 2015
The examination and detection of people, cargo and vehicles at the border was the focus of a five-day workshop which ended on 12 June 2015 in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. The workshop was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit at the request of the Ministry of Justice of Mongolia...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A twenty eighth Russian convoy of 52 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 11 June 2015
On 11 June 2015 at 06:55hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 52 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 15:45hrs on 11 June.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00hrs (Moscow time), 09 June 2015
Publishing date: 9 June 2015
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. The overall cross-border traffic increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs).