News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representatives on tolerance in country visit to France
Publishing date: 22 January 2015
PARIS, 22 January 2015- The Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination conducted a country visit to France from 19-21 January 2015 – their first joint visit under the 2015 OSCE Chairmanship of Serbia...
Holocaust remembrance helps promote mutual respect in contemporary societies emphasized at OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 22 January 2015
Remembering the Holocaust reminds us that our societies still have lessons to learn and more work to do to counter prejudice, anti-Semitism and xenophobia was the main message at the 22 January meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, which was dedicated to commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January)...
Holocaust remembrance in focus at OSCE Permanent Council meeting tomorrow
Publishing date: 21 January 2015
VIENNA, 21 January 2015 – Holocaust remembrance will be the focus of the next meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council tomorrow, Thursday 22 January 2015, in light of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January)...
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...
Paris tragedy shows urgent need to combat anti-Semitism in Europe, OSCE PA President says
Publishing date: 14 January 2015
COPENHAGEN, 14 January 2015 – The attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris last week that followed the rampage at the offices of the magazine Charlie Hebdo is a sign of the increasing virulence of anti-Semitism in Europe and points to the urgent need to combat this scourge, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) said today...
Progress and tolerance are prerequisites for social and economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina, says OSCE Mission Head
Publishing date: 12 January 2015
Ambassador Jonathan Moore, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, met on 12 January 2015 in Trnovo, near Velika Kladusa, Imam Selvedin Beganovic of Trnovi to convey his strong support and respect for the Imam’s commitment to his faith and his clear message in favour of tolerance and against extremism. Moore discussed the recent attacks and threats against Imam Beganovic...
Statement by OSCE PA President Ilkka Kanerva on the attack on French magazine office
Publishing date: 8 January 2015
COPENHAGEN, 7 January 2015 – In response to Wednesday's attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva issued the following statement...