News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Dushanbe workshop to focus on security of small arms and light weapons, ammunition management
Publishing date: 11 April 2005
DUSHANBE, 11 April 2005- Forty-four members of Tajik law enforcement agencies and armed forces will take part in a workshop on physical security of small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition that starts tomorrow in Dushanbe...
OSCE Mission to Croatia concerned returnees may lose homes
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
ZAGREB, 8 April 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia is concerned that an increasing number of Serb returnees in Croatia may lose their homes due to unfair and incomplete legal regulations and biased decisions by some local courts. The recent...
OSCE Seminar discusses environmental and health risks from industries in Ferghana valley
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
CORTONA, ITALY, 8 April 2005- Ways of evaluating the environmental and health risks from industrial installations in the Ferghana Valley were discussed at a seminar that ended today in Cortona. The five-day event, organized by the OSCE, assessed the...
Number of children trafficked from Moldova to Russia on the rise, says new UN-OSCE report
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
CHISINAU, 8 April 2005- More children are being trafficked from Moldova to Russia, shows an international report presented in Moldova today. It also shows that the number of trafficked persons returning to Moldova, especially from the Western Balkans...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Albania on Monday
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
VIENNA, 8 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel will visit Albania on Monday. During his meetings with Albanian President Alfred Moisiu, Prime Minister Fatos Nano and Foreign Minister Kastriot Islami, he will discuss parliamentary...
OSCE Mission welcomes initiative for Roma integration into Serbian society
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
BELGRADE, 8 April 2005- On the occasion of the World Roma Day and the Proclamation of the Decade of Roma Inclusion in Serbia, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed the official launch of a regional initiative towards...
OSCE Office helps organize student essay contest on role of women in Armenia
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
YEREVAN, 8 April 2005- The winners of an essay contest on the role of women in Armenia were announced today at an award ceremony in Yerevan. They were chosen from more than 500 students...
Human rights centre in south Kyrgyzstan to be a bridge between NGOs and new authorities, OSCE Centre says
Publishing date: 8 April 2005
OSH, 8 April 2005- A new human rights resource centre in southern Kyrgyzstan was opened today by the OSCE Field Office in Osh. It is expected to serve as a bridge between local NGOs and authorities on human rights issues. It will become a platform and...
OSCE Chairman's representative urges NGOs in Kyrgyzstan to play active role in political process
Publishing date: 7 April 2005
BISHKEK, 7 April 2005- The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia, Alojz Peterle, urged NGOs in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday to play an active role in the political process in their country to ensure continued progress in...
OSCE Chairman pays tribute to late Prince Rainier of Monaco
Publishing date: 6 April 2005
LJUBLJANA, 6 April 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel today paid tribute to the late Prince Rainier III of Monaco. "The Principality of Monaco, under the late Prince Rainier, was one of the architects of the Helsinki process and today's...