News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helps produce TV series on gender issues
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
KYIV, 24 May 2006- A series of TV programmes on equal opportunities, produced with the help of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, will air on the country's UT-1 channel beginning 27 May. The programmes...
OSCE Presence and Albanian Interior Ministry to hold roundtable discussion on voter lists
Publishing date: 23 May 2006
TIRANA, 23 May 2006- The legal and sub-legal framework for the preparations of voter lists ahead of the forthcoming local government elections will be the focus of a roundtable discussion tomorrow, jointly organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania...
OSCE Office in Baku organizes expert discussion of Azerbaijani gender equality law
Publishing date: 23 May 2006
BAKU, 23 May 2006- Providing a platform for gender experts and representatives of civil society to present their comments and views on Azerbaijan's first gender law was the aim of a meeting held today by the OSCE Office in Baku...
Political leaders and OSCE experts begin talks in Prague on security and transport networks
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
PRAGUE, 22 May 2006- Key speakers at the second part of the OSCE Economic Forum, which began today in Prague, emphasized the importance of secure transport networks for economic development and regional stability...
Montenegro referendum overall in line with international standards
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
PODGORICA, 22 May 2006- The referendum on the future state-status of the Republic of Montenegro on 21 May was conducted overall in line with OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and other international standards for democratic electoral processes...
OSCE Chairman calls on Belgrade and Podgorica to continue dialogue after referendum
Publishing date: 22 May 2006
BRUSSELS, 22 May 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today urged Belgrade and Podgorica to continue their dialogue on how to shape future relations following Sunday's referendum on the state-status of Montenegro...
OSCE Office in Baku condemns violent attack on journalist
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
BAKU, 19 May 2006- The Head of OSCE Office in Baku today condemned a brutal attack on Bahaddin Khaziyev, the Editor-in-Chief of opposition the Bizim Yol (Our Path) newspaper and the Deputy Chairman of Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training for municipal financial officers
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
SKOPJE, 19 May 2006- A workshop teaching 50 municipal financial officers about newly designed software that will make budget execution and financial reporting in local government units more efficient and transparent started today in Bitola...
OSCE roundtable meeting in Almaty focuses on electoral reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
ALMATY, 19 May 2006- Experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, politicians and representatives of civil society gathered today in Almaty for a roundtable discussion aimed at bringing electoral processes in Kazakhstan...
OSCE conference highlights national mechanisms and regional co-operation to combat human trafficking in Central Asia
Publishing date: 18 May 2006
ALMATY, 18 May 2006- Tools to fight human trafficking, including the establishment of national referral mechanisms to combat the crime and protect the human rights of trafficked persons, co-ordination between law enforcement bodies and...