News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman calls on leaders to help solve tense "frozen conflicts"
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
VIENNA, 28 September 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht called today for political leaders to show vision and take responsibility to help solve "frozen conflicts" that threaten to erupt anew at any time. The Minister also...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports publication of handbooks on access to information
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
SKOPJE, 28 September 2006- Two handbooks with guidelines on access to public information and the responsibilities and rights of officials were presented in Skopje today to mark the Right to Know Day. The publications were...
Amended Kazakh media law needs further improvements, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 27 September 2006
VIENNA, 27 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a comprehensive report to the Kazakh authorities that includes recommendations to improve the recently amended media law of Kazakhstan...
OSCE's human rights and democratization body publishes analysis of political environment in Georgia
Publishing date: 26 September 2006
TBILISI, 26 September 2006- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today presented an analysis of the political landscape in Georgia, focusing on inter-party relations and party outreach...
Anti-trafficking and non-discrimination to top agenda of Europe's largest human rights meeting
Publishing date: 26 September 2006
WARSAW, 26 September 2006- Some 900 international experts, government representatives and human rights activists will gather in Warsaw from 2 to 13 October for this year's session of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting...
OSCE Office facilitates discussion on media self-regulation in Armenia
Publishing date: 25 September 2006
YEREVAN, 25 September 2006- Media accountability, best practices regarding self-regulation mechanisms, particularly for public broadcasters were discussed at a meeting that took place in Yerevan over the weekend. It brought together...
Statement by the OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims
Publishing date: 23 September 2006
ANKARA, 23 September 2006- Ambassador Omur Orhun, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, expressed his concern over the recent remarks by Pope Benedict XVI concerning Islam...
OSCE Mission brings together Kosovo's youth assemblies
Publishing date: 23 September 2006
PRIZREN, 23 September 2006- The challenges faced by young people in Kosovo, including employment, education, and their position in society, were discussed today at a conference organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE holds high-level meeting with Council of Europe, discusses way to boost co-operation
Publishing date: 22 September 2006
NEW YORK, 22 September 2006- The OSCE held high-level talks with the Council of Europe yesterday and the two organizations agreed to keep boosting co-operation on fighting terrorism and trafficking in human beings, protecting national minorities and...
OSCE Mission trains Kosovo Protection Corps officers on human rights
Publishing date: 22 September 2006
PRISTINA, 22 September 2006- Thirty seven officers of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) received certificates today after completing an OSCE-organized course on human rights. The three-day event also focused on minority rights and gender issues....