News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman De Gucht statement on fifth anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Publishing date: 11 September 2006
BRUSSELS, 11 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, issued the following statement: "On the day of the fifth anniversary of the 11 September attacks, we remember the victims, extend...
OSCE trains Kazakh officials to observe human rights in the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 5 September 2006
ASTANA, 5 September 2006- How to ensure basic human rights are protected in the fight against terrorism will be the focus of a training course for Kazak officials that began in Astana today. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and...
Russian and US OSCE Missions plan conference to boost public-private sector action against terrorism
Publishing date: 17 July 2006
VIENNA, 17 July 2006- In an effort to develop closer public and private sector co-operation in the fight against terrorism, the Russian and U.S. Missions to the OSCE have tabled a joint proposal to hold an international conference...
OSCE Chairman says removal of Chechen rebel chief Basayev "a good thing"
Publishing date: 11 July 2006
BRUSSELS, 11 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed satisfaction today about the elimination of the Chechen rebel commander, Shamil Basayev, in an explosion in southern Russia...
OSCE Yerevan Office co-organizes meeting to combat money-laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 27 June 2006
YEREVAN, 27 June 2006- Armenian authorities learnt about modern tools in the fight against money-laundering and financing of terrorism today at a meeting co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
Co-operation crucial to keep public transport safe from terrorists, OSCE and International Association of Public Transport workshop concludes
Publishing date: 5 May 2006
VIENNA, 5 May 2006- International co-operation is essential to keep public transport networks and the passengers they carry safe from terrorist attacks, participants in a workshop on Urban Transport Security concluded today. Some 200 experts...
OSCE and International Association of Public Transport to host Urban Transport Security workshop
Publishing date: 28 April 2006
VIENNA, 28 April 2006- Recent terrorist attacks on the metros, trains and buses of London, Madrid and Moscow have demonstrated the vulnerability of urban and regional public transport systems. They also highlighted the fact that though terrorism is...