News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission Head urges Transdniestrian authorities to return confiscated school building
Publishing date: 26 September 2005
CHISINAU, 26 September 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador William Hill, has urged the Transdniestrian authorities to return a confiscated school building to a Moldovan school in Ribnita.
OSCE Skopje Mission helps women more actively participate in public life
Publishing date: 23 September 2005
SKOPJE, 23 September 2005- A new project to increase the participation of women in decision-making processes in the country was launched today at a conference of the NGO Union of Women's Organizations (UWOM) in Skopje.
OSCE Office promotes environmental education in Armenia
Publishing date: 23 September 2005
YEREVAN, 23 September 2005- A new range of publications dedicated to environmental problems was launched today in the Museum of Nature with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan by the environmental non-governmental organization (NGO), 'Khazer'.
OSCE Mission helps test impartiality of election administration in Georgia
Publishing date: 22 September 2005
TBILISI, 23 September 2005- The Mission to Georgia is helping the Central Election Commission (CEC) to test the skills and knowledge of local election officials by financing a new testing system.
OSCE Presence supports environment projects in Albania
Publishing date: 22 September 2005
TIRANA, 22 September 2005- Clean cities, healthy environment and a better air quality were the aims of a public awareness campaign, which took place today with the support and the financial assistance of the of the OSCE Presence in Albania...
OSCE Mission workshop to improve negotiation skills of Kosovo's technical experts
Publishing date: 22 September 2005
PRISTINA, 22 September 2005- The Chairpersons and members of the technical dialogue working groups from Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) will participate in a negotiation skills workshop on September 22 and 23.
OSCE Mission to hold conference in Montenegro on public procurement best practices and standards
Publishing date: 22 September 2005
BELGRADE, 22 September 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, through its Office in Podgorica, will on 23 and 24 September hold a regional conference on public procurement best practices and standards in Budva, Montenegro.
Heads of UN and OSCE stress significance of alliances among civilizations
Publishing date: 21 September 2005
NEW YORK, 21 September 2005- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, ended his participation at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday with a meeting with its Secretary-General, Kofi Annan...
OSCE helps Kazakhstan develop national action plan on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 21 September 2005
ASTANA, 21 September 2005- Developing a national action plan to combat human trafficking in Kazakhstan was the focus of an OSCE-organized meeting which brought together representatives of different ministries, as well as...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns shelling of civilian area in South Ossetia
Publishing date: 21 September 2005
LJUBLJANA, 21 September 2005- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, has condemned those who launched an artillery attack last night in a populated area of Tskhinvali, in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian...