News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office supports opening of Aarhus Centre in Armenia's Lori province
Publishing date: 18 January 2006
YEREVAN, 18 January 2006- An Aarhus public environmental information Centre, supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, opened yesterday in Vanadzor, the capital of Armenia's Lori province. The Centre will help...
OSCE Chairman De Gucht speaks to the United Nations Security Council
Publishing date: 17 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 17 January 2006- The OSCE Chairman in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has addressed the United Nations Security Council, presenting the main themes of the Belgian OSCE Chairmanship during 2006...
ODIHR sends assessment team for Canadian elections
Publishing date: 16 January 2006
WARSAW, 16 January 2006- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed a team of experts to assess the 23 January general elections in Canada, at the invitation of the Canadian Foreign Ministry...
Frozen conflicts and organized crime priorities for 2006 says new OSCE Chairman, Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht
Publishing date: 12 January 2006
VIENNA, 12 January 2006- The new OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht said today solving frozen conflicts in former Soviet states and tackling organized crime would be among the main priorities in the year ahead...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office encouraged by agreement on gas supplies between Russia and Ukraine
Publishing date: 4 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 January 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, said today he was pleased an agreement had been found between the Russian Federation and Ukraine over the future supply of gas...
OSCE Belgian Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht calls for "predictable, reliable and economically acceptable energy supply"
Publishing date: 2 January 2006
BRUSSELS, 2 January 2006- The Belgian Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, is concerned about the lack of agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine regarding the conditions under which gas will be supplied in the future...
Belgium to take over Chairmanship of OSCE on 1 January
Publishing date: 1 January 2006
VIENNA, 30 December 2005- Belgium will officially take over the Chairmanship of the OSCE from Slovenia on 1 January 2006, with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht succeeding his Slovenian counterpart, Dimitrij Rupel, as Chairman-in-Office...
Kazakhstani journalists win OSCE awards for reporting on criminal justice reform
Publishing date: 29 December 2005
ALMATY, 29 December 2005- Three journalists today received awards for their reporting on lay participation in administration of justice in Kazakhstan as part of a competition organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and...
OSCE Centre supports environmental journalism in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 December 2005
ASHGABAD, 29 December 2005- Staff members of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabad today took part in an award ceremony for journalists from Turkmenistan, who took part and won prizes at the Fifth Central Asian Festival of Environmental Journalism...
Joint statement by three special rapporteurs on freedom of expression
Publishing date: 28 December 2005
VIENNA, 28 December 2005- The special rapporteurs on freedom of expression, from the UN, the OSCE and the OAS, issued a joint declaration on the Internet and freedom of expression and on the need to protect civil liberties in the fight against terrorism.