News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE convenes first workshop in Central Asia on countering phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 26 February 2015
DUSHANBE, 26 February 2015 – A three-day expert workshop on promoting regional co-operation in Central Asia and effective responses to the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters, concluded today in Dushanbe...
OSCE Secretary General addresses White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
Publishing date: 20 February 2015
The OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security, which embraces human rights and democracy, economics and environment as well as politico-military security, offers a powerful antidote to violent extremism, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier told high-level officials from around the world at the Ministerial Meeting of the White House Countering Violent Extremism Summit in Washington, DC, on 19 February 2015...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office strongly condemns Copenhagen attacks, calls for stepped-up efforts to protect tolerance and democracy
Publishing date: 16 February 2015
BELGRADE, 16 February 2015- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia's Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, on Sunday strongly condemned the attacks on participants of the event “Art, freedom of speech and blasphemy” and on a synagogue in Copenhagen, that resulted in a death of two civilians and injury of five policemen, and offered his condolences to the families of the victims.
In Copenhagen, OSCE PA Secretary General deplores weekend’s terror attacks
Publishing date: 15 February 2015
COPENHAGEN, 15 February 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Spencer Oliver issued the following statement today on the weekend's dual terror attacks in Copenhagen...
OSCE holds brainstorming session on enhancing OSCE efforts to promote tolerance, non-discrimination and dialogue to counter radicalization and extremism
Publishing date: 4 February 2015
Vienna, 4 February 2015 – At the initiative of OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, delegations of OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation held an open-ended brainstorming session on ways to strengthen OSCE efforts to promote tolerance, non-discrimination and dialogue and to mobilise its tools and resources to address the growing challenge of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism.
OSCE, Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry support formation of Public Council for police reform
Publishing date: 22 January 2015
DUSHANBE, 22 January 2015 – An OSCE-supported roundtable today concluded the work of civil society representatives on the formation of the Public Council for police reform assistance in Kulyab and Kurgan-Tyube of Khatlon region in Tajikistan...
OSCE participating States issue Declaration condemning terrorist attacks in France
Publishing date: 15 January 2015
VIENNA, 15 January 2015 – The OSCE’S 57 participating States today, at the first meeting of the Permanent Council of the year, adopted a declaration condemning last week’s terrorist attacks in France, emphasizing that terrorism can never be justified, that freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, and that States continue to work to foster tolerance in their societies...