News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
NATO Secretary General to address OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday
Publishing date: 2 November 2005
VIENNA, 2 November 2005- NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer will address Representatives of the 55 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on Thursday 3 November...
OSCE Mission helps establish mechanism to aid trafficking victims in Skopje
Publishing date: 1 November 2005
SKOPJE, 1 November 2005- A national referral mechanism aimed at helping the victims of trafficking, which is supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, was launched today at a press conference by the Minister of Labour and Social...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator presents EU-funded study on Ukrainian labour markets affected by human trafficking
Publishing date: 1 November 2005
KYIV, 1 November 2005- A study of labour markets in ten Ukrainian regions most affected by human trafficking, conducted under an European Union (EU) project, was today presented in Kyiv by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Kazakhstan to withdraw Internet regulation
Publishing date: 31 October 2005
VIENNA, 31 October 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, has asked the Government of Kazakhstan to withdraw a newly established regulation on the registration of domain names for websites...
OSCE Mission organizes seminar on fair trials for Georgian judiciary
Publishing date: 31 October 2005
TBILISI, 31 October 2005- Twenty high-ranking representatives of the Georgian legal system have completed a seminar on the right to a fair trial. The sessions for representatives from all over Georgia were organized by the OSCE Mission and the...
OSCE Mission promotes use of minority languages in court proceedings in Serbia
Publishing date: 31 October 2005
SENTA, Serbia and Montenegro, 31 October 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro organized on 28 and 29 October a study visit and workshop in the Senta Municipal Court for 19 representatives of the courts and public prosecutors...
OSCE project will help Kazakhstan dispose of "melange" toxic missile fuel
Publishing date: 31 October 2005
VIENNA, 31 October 2005- A group of OSCE experts begins a five-day visit to Kazakhstan today aimed at helping the country recycle highly explosive missile fuel, commonly known as "melange." The project is intended to provide...
OSCE Central Asian Youth Network welcomes its second year graduates
Publishing date: 31 October 2005
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 31 October 2005- Over 30 students from all over Central Asia are taking part in an international conference in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, to mark the end of the second year of activities within the OSCE Central Asian Youth Network...
OSCE Special Representative addresses regional NGO crime prevention forum
Publishing date: 28 October 2005
VIENNA, 28 October 2005- The OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Helga Konrad, addressed a two-day forum of Central and South-Eastern European non-governmental organizations (NGO) aimed at creating strategies...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media addresses media related legislation in Skopje
Publishing date: 27 October 2005
SKOPJE, 27 October 2005- OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met today with the Minister of Transport and Communications, Xhemali Mehazi, representatives of the Ministry of Justice and members of Parliament in Skopje...