News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre organizes national forum to draw up new economic programme for Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 June 2005
BISHKEK, 17 June 2005- Kyrgyzstan's leading economic policy-makers met at a national forum in Bishkek today to discuss the country's future economic programme. Reform of several sectors of the economy to achieve sustainable development and reduce...
OSCE Centre organizes human rights legislation courses in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 17 June 2005
ASHGABAT, 17 June 2005- International human rights standards and mechanisms to implement and protect them were the focus of training courses held from 6 to 17 June in Turkmenbashi and Mary. Organized by the OSCE Centre...
OSCE Chairman welcomes pledges of 670,000 Euro for police assistance programme in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 June 2005
VIENNA, 16 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, today welcomed pledges by four OSCE participating States to provide rapid support for the Organization's police assistance programme in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Special Representative calls for strengthening international co-operation to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 16 June 2005
BANGKOK, 16 June 2005- Strengthening co-operation between countries of origin and countries of destination is crucial in the fight against human trafficking, said OSCE Special Representative Helga Konrad...
OSCE media watchdog issues report on work of media during Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
VIENNA, 15 June 2005- The coverage of the events and the Government's handling of the press during the Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan last May are the subject of a report issued today by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. It provides...
OSCE meeting focuses on border security and combating illegal migration in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia, 15 June 2005- Fighting organized crime, trafficking and illegal migration in South-Eastern Europe was the main subject of a two-day regional meeting in Brdo pri Kranju, organised by the Slovenian OSCE Chairmanship...
OSCE anti-trafficking meeting discusses establishment of National Referral Mechanism in Armenia
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
YEREVAN, 15 June 2005- As part of its efforts to help combat human trafficking in Armenia, the OSCE Office in Yerevan organized a meeting today with officials and NGO representatives to discuss the establishment of a National Referral Mechanism...
OSCE Office helps to promote investment, develop job opportunities in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
OSH, KYRGYZSTAN, 15 June 2005- Ways of promoting investment and developing employment opportunities in southern Kyrgyzstan will be discussed at a conference in Osh tomorrow. Organized by the OSCE Osh field office and...
OSCE Mission trains crime scene investigators in Belgrade
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
BELGRADE, 15 June 2005- Developing a crime scene investigation policy in Serbia and quality management systems were the focus of an OSCE-facilitated workshop in Belgrade, attended by 15 representatives of the Serbian Interior and Justice ministries...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office concerned about four deported Uzbek asylum-seekers
Publishing date: 14 June 2005
LONDON, 14 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said today he was deeply concerned about the fate of four asylum seekers, who were returned to Uzbekistan Friday by authorities in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan...