News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman urges Georgia and Russia to resume dialogue, restore normal relations
Publishing date: 4 October 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 October 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today strongly urged Georgia and Russia to tone down rhetoric, abstain from further provocations and resume dialogue...
OSCE Centre, Interior Ministry organize community police days in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 October 2006
BISHKEK, 4 October 2006- Making sure residents get to better know community police officers working in their neighborhoods is the aim of a Police Day taking place in the northern Kyrguz town of Karakol today...
OSCE-led team starts mission to assess environmental impact of southern Caucasus fires
Publishing date: 3 October 2006
BAKU, 3 October 2006- An OSCE-led team of international experts, backed by a United Nations General Assembly resolution, began an 11-day mission today to assess the environmental impact of fires in and around Nagorno-Karabakh...
OSCE Chairmanship, France and US call for action to combat sexual exploitation of children
Publishing date: 3 October 2006
WARSAW, 3 October 2006- The Belgian OSCE Chairmanship, France and the United States today urged states, businesses and NGOs to take action against sexual exploitation of children...
OSCE Presence in Albania launches project on access to information
Publishing date: 3 October 2006
TIRANA, 3 October 2006- A project aimed at helping Albanians be more aware of their rights to access information was launched today by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the People's Advocate (Ombudsman)...
First elections fully administered by Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities show further progress
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
SARAJEVO, 2 October 2006- Yesterday's general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina were generally administered in line with international standards and represented further progress in the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law...
Conference highlights human rights challenges in OSCE region
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
WARSAW, 2 October 2006- The OSCE's annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting opened today in the Polish capital with a call for states to take up the challenge of fulfilling their commitments to uphold human rights...
OSCE Chairman eases tensions by brokering transfer of Russian military officers from Georgia to Russia
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
TBILISI, 2 October 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, flew to Georgia today and brokered the return to Russia of four Russian military officers charged with espionage...
OSCE Centre helps organize lectures on global economy in Ashgabad
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
ASHGABAD, 2 October 2006- More than 300 students will attend lectures on global economy and international economic relations that began today at the Turkmen State University and the Turkmen-Turkish University...
Community policing focus of OSCE-organized international symposium in Issyk-Kul
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 2 October 2006- Experts from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia are meeting today and tomorrow in Issyk-Kul at an OSCE-organized symposium to discuss best practices and lessons learned from community policing...