News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Skopje Mission helps train pre-school teachers to work in multi-ethnic environment
Publishing date: 18 May 2006
SKOPJE, 18 May 2006- A series of seminars for teachers that ended today in Skopje focused on raising the standards of pre-school education and ensuring the inclusion of all ethnic groups. Twenty school teachers of different ethnic backgrounds from...
Minister De Gucht supports the vital role of NGOs in the context of Belgium's Chairmanship of the OSCE
Publishing date: 16 May 2006
BRUSSELS, 16 May 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today opened a two-day international conference organized by the OSCE 2006 Coalition of Belgian NGOs and supported by the Belgian government. The aim of...
OSCE/ODIHR mission: Partial repeat parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan underscore continuing need for electoral reform
Publishing date: 15 May 2006
WARSAW/BAKU, 15 May 2006- The partial repeat parliamentary elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan on 13 May reflected improvement in some aspects of the process, but there is a need for ongoing electoral reform, according to the findings by...
OSCE committed to aid rehabilitation in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict, says Secretary General
Publishing date: 15 May 2006
TBILISI, 15 May 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut said today that the Organization is preparing for a donors' meeting for rehabilitation projects in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. "We are working hard...
OSCE Secretary General visits rocket fuel disposal site in Armenia
Publishing date: 12 May 2006
YEREVAN, 12 May 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, who is on a two-day visit to Armenia, today applauded the imminent start of the recycling of 872 tons of mélange rocket fuel...
OSCE media freedom representative praises Skopje's abolishment of prison sentences for defamation
Publishing date: 11 May 2006
VIENNA, 11 May 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has welcomed the adoption by the Parliament in Skopje of amendments to the Criminal Code, which abolish imprisonment as a punishment for defamation...
Foreign Minister of Serbia and Montenegro calls for 'compromise solution' for Kosovo
Publishing date: 11 May 2006
VIENNA, 11 May 2006- Serbia and Montenegro's Foreign Minister, Vuk Draskovic, called Thursday for a "compromise solution" on Kosovo that would leave the province part of his country...
OSCE Office in Yerevan organizes training course aimed at integrating future police officers into society
Publishing date: 11 May 2006
YEREVAN, 11 May 2006- A two-day training course entitled "Future Professionals for Consolidated Democracy" for entry-level students will start tomorrow in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. The class is aimed at increasing the degree of integration of future police..
OSCE Mission organizes hostage negotiation training for Georgian Interior Ministry
Publishing date: 11 May 2006
TBILISI, 11 May 2006- Fourteen officials of Georgia's Interior Ministry today completed a training course, organized by the OSCE Mission to Georgia, on effective responses to crisis situations, including negotiating with hostage-takers...
OSCE Centre helps organize discussion on implementing International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 May 2006
ASTANA, 11 May 2006- Participants at a seminar that opened today in Astana are discussing ways of bringing the current legislation into compliance with the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), as well as...