News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Combating corruption, improving quality education and Roma status, high on the agenda of Ambassador Aggeler’s visit to Mostar
Publishing date: 12 April 2023
Mostar, 12 April 2023- Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Brian Aggeler, visited Mostar today where he met with range of Cantonal, religious, media and NGO partners.
Press communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 5 April 2023
GENEVA, 5 April 2023- The 57th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 4 and 5 April 2023 in two working groups meeting in parallel, in line with the Six-Point Agreement of 12 August 2008 and the Implementing Measures of 8 September 2008.
OSCE Presence trains Albanian police on firearms deactivation
Publishing date: 9 March 2023
On 8 and 9 March 2023, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a technical training for eight staff members of the Albanian State Police, who will be involved with the deactivation, inspection, verification, marking and certification of firearms. The training was based on the manual “Operational
Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina visits Srebrenica
Publishing date: 3 March 2023
SREBRENICA, 3 March 2023- Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, visited Srebrenica area today where he met key local counterparts.
111th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 2 March 2023
ERGNETI, 2 March 2023- The 111th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held today in Ergneti, under the co-facilitation of the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), Dimitrios Karabalis, and Viorel Moşanu, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus.
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes regional meeting in support of police canine units in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 28 February 2023
From 22 to 24 February 2023, the OSCE Presence in Albania hosted a regional expert meeting on advancing the regulatory framework of police canine units, in Korça. The event brought together representatives of such units from Tirana, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Belgrade, Skopje, Pristina, and canine
Legal Framework in the Process of Determining the Time and Place of Birth of Children Born in the Conflict Zone
Publishing date: 15 February 2023
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the event “Legal Framework in the Process of Determining the Time and Place of Birth of Children Born in the Conflict Zone”, which took place today in Sarajevo.