News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports equitable representation in public administration
Publishing date: 15 November 2012
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, along with the Ministry of Information Society and Administration and a joint initiative of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Union SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) organized an international seminar on merit recruitment and equitable representation of ethnic groups in public administration on 14 and 15 November 2012 in Ohrid...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls on Skopje authorities to work on integration of society
Publishing date: 14 November 2012
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Skopje on 8 and 9 November 2012, to discuss with the authorities the integration process in the country...
OSCE Mission report highlights need to tackle hate crimes to promote security and build cohesive society in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 13 November 2012
SARAJEVO, 13 November 2012 – Bias-motivated crimes send a strong message of intolerance and prejudice towards victims and their communities, can increase tensions in society, and must not be ignored, said Adam Kobieracki, the Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, presenting in Sarajevo today an OSCE Mission report on tackling hate crimes...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities launches guidelines on integration of diverse societies
Publishing date: 7 November 2012
LJUBLJANA, 7 November 2012 – The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek presented guidelines on the integration of diverse societies at an event today in Ljubljana...
Despite policy framework improvements, security incidents continue to affect returns process in Kosovo, concludes OSCE report
Publishing date: 1 November 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 1 November 2012 – Despite encouraging developments in the policy and institutional framework for the protection and promotion of the rights of displaced persons and returnees, security incidents at a number of returns sites continue to negatively affect the returns process, concludes an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report issued today...
Serbia, Romania find steps forward on minority issues in consultations facilitated by OSCE High Commissioner
Publishing date: 23 October 2012
AMSTERDAM, 23 October 2012 – On 22-23 October, delegations from the Serbian and Romanian Governments met in the Netherlands for informal consultations under the auspices of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Ambassador Knut Vollebaek...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports efforts to protect minority rights
Publishing date: 18 October 2012
SKOPJE, 18 October 2012 – The efforts and challenges faced in implementing and protecting minority rights in the Balkans are the focus of an OSCE-supported regional conference that started in Skopje today...