News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and partners help Ukraine draft new action plan to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
KYIV, 8 July 2005- Drafting a national comprehensive programme to combat human trafficking is the focus of a three-day seminar which began today in Kyiv. Co-organized by the OSCE, it brings together representatives of state authorities, including law...
OSCE Tashkent Centre opens Internet cafe for journalists in Samarkand
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
SAMARKAND, 8 July 2005- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent has launched its second Internet Cafe for Journalists today, opening new possibilities for media professionals who need access to the up-to-date global information network. "Free and professional...
OSCE Chairman pays tribute to victims of Srebrenica massacre
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
VIENNA, 8 July 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today paid tribute to the victims of the Srebrenica massacre ahead of the 10th anniversary of the killings. "The tragedy that occurred at Srebrenica remains a painful reminder not only for...
OSCE-NATO meeting in Ukraine focuses on disposal of dangerous rocket fuel
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
KYIV, 8 July 2005- Finding a comprehensive solution to the major threat to health and environment posed by the explosive missile fuel component, commonly known as melange, was the focus of a joint OSCE-NATO workshop that ends today in Kyiv. Melange is...
Kyrgyzstan's political actors face challenges ahead of Sunday's election, OSCE Chair's representative says
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
LJUBLJANA, 8 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman's Personal Representative for Central Asia, Alojz Peterle, today underlined the importance of political stability ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Kyrgyzstan. "It is crucial that all political actors...
OSCE Media Representative praises Turkey for changing penal code, but remains concerned
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
VIENNA, 7 July 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today praised the Turkish authorities for introducing important changes to the new Penal Code, following a legal review his Office produced, listing 23 provisions...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns terrorist attack on London
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
LJUBLJANA, 7 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, has roundly condemned today's series of bomb attacks on travellers in central London. Expressing dismay and horror at news reports of the deaths...
OSCE Tashkent Centre trains Uzbekistan's civil society organizations on public advocacy
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
TASHKENT, 7 July 2005- Twenty-five members of civil society organizations from all over Uzbekistan are taking part in a training programme on the role of public advocacy in civil society, organized by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent. The four-day event...
Assembly debate on the economic situation important for Kosovo, says OSCE Head of Mission
Publishing date: 6 July 2005
PRISTINA, 6 July 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Wnendt, welcomed today's debate in the Assembly on the economic situation in Kosovo. "We are encouraged by the positive debate in the Assembly...
Ukrainian Eurovision winner Ruslana to back OSCE anti-trafficking campaign
Publishing date: 5 July 2005
KYIV, 5 July 2005- Ukrainian singer Ruslana, the winner of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, agreed to support the campaign against human trafficking at a meeting in Kyiv with Helga Konrad, the OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking...