News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports dialogue on social and economic sector priorities in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 October 2005
BISHKEK, 28 October 2005- Encouraging the business community and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to discuss joint economic priorities and policies at both national and local levels is the main goal of a roundtable organized today by the OSCE...
OSCE trains 90 Russian election observers
Publishing date: 26 October 2005
WARSAW, 26 October 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will today train around 90 Russian officials for participation in future election observation missions. The course will take place at the Diplomatic Academy...
OSCE organizes seminar on human trafficking in Armenia
Publishing date: 26 October 2005
YEREVAN, 26 October 2005- Ways to identify victims of human trafficking in Armenia will be the focus of an OSCE-organized seminar in Yerevan tomorrow, which will bring together representatives of law enforcement agencies and civil society...
OSCE Head discusses new programme of action with South Serbia Co-ordination Body
Publishing date: 25 October 2005
BELGRADE, 25 October 2005- Ambassador Maurizio Massari, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, met today with the Vice President of the Co-ordination Body for South Serbia, Razim Halimi, to discuss projects and programmes of action.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports military reform and disposal of toxic rocket fuel in Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 October 2005
KYIV, 24 October 2005- In a meeting last Friday with Ukraine's Defense Minister, Anatoliy Grytsenko, OSCE Project Co-ordinator Ambassador James Schumaker handed over the final assessment on the disposal of Ukraine's liquid rocket fuel storage sites...
OSCE Presence and Albania's Magistrates School organize first seminar on juvenile justice
Publishing date: 24 October 2005
TIRANA, 24 October 2005- Over ninety professionals from the Albanian judicial system attended a seminar on juvenile justice issues organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the country's School of Magistrates...
OSCE project will help Azerbaijan upgrade toxic missile fuel storage sites
Publishing date: 24 October 2005
VIENNA, 24 October 2005- Providing technical and financial assistance for upgrading two outdated "melange" rocket fuel storage sites in Azerbaijan is the aim of an OSCE project, which will begin with a visit of a group of experts...
OSCE will intensify its efforts to settle Transdniestrian issue, OSCE Chairman says
Publishing date: 21 October 2005
LJUBLJANA, 21 October 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said today that the Chairmanship was intensifying its efforts to find a sustainable solution for Moldova's Transdniestria region...
International conference on Roma and Sinti held in Warsaw, OSCE determined to improve situation
Publishing date: 20 October 2005
WARSAW, 20 October 2005- A two-day international conference on the plight of Roma, Sinti and Travellers began today in Warsaw. The focus of the event, entitled 'Joint International Conference on the Implementation of Policies and Action Plans for....
OSCE Mission holds conference on Internet and information technology in Skopje
Publishing date: 20 October 2005
SKOPJE, 20 October 2005- An international conference on information technology and the Internet, supported by the OSCE Mission and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, opened today in Skopje...