News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission expresses concern about recent Montenegro report on human trafficking case
Publishing date: 30 November 2004
BELGRADE, 30 November 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro has expressed his disappointment with the findings of a Montenegrin government report into a human trafficking case. "The findings of the Commission...
OSCE Belgrade mission hosts regional roundtable on conducting local war crimes trials
Publishing date: 29 November 2004
PALIC, 29 November 2004- Judicial officials from Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are focusing on regional co-operation in the building of local capacities to conduct war crimes trials at a two-day meeting that started today...
OSCE/ODIHR: Election administration in Romania effective but suspending use of voter cards raises questions
Publishing date: 29 November 2004
BUCHAREST, 29 November 2004- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) conducted an Election Assessment Mission in Romania for the presidential and parliamentary elections on 28 November. The mission consisted of...
OSCE Secretary General to visit Ukraine on Friday
Publishing date: 25 November 2004
VIENNA, 25 November 2004- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis will visit Ukraine on Friday and Saturday to explore ways in which the 55-nation security body can contribute to a resolution of the political standoff following...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Tajikistan
Publishing date: 25 November 2004
DUSHANBE/THE HAGUE, 25 November 2004- Rolf Ekeus, the OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities, visited Tajikistan on 24 and 25 November to assess the situation concerning national minorities in the country. During the visit...
OSCE Office in Yerevan helps organize conference on new threats and challenges to international security
Publishing date: 25 November 2004
YEREVAN, 25 November, 2004- Scientists from Armenia, Europe and the United States met in Yerevan on 24 and 25 November to discuss the threats and challenges facing the world as a result of scientific and technological advancement. The conference...
UNODC chief briefs OSCE Permanent Council on Afghan opium cultivation
Publishing date: 25 November 2004
VIENNA, 25 November 2004- The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa, presented the UNODC's Afghanistan Opium Survey 2004 to the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday. Following is the text...
OSCE supports Georgia's fight against money-laundering
Publishing date: 25 November 2004
TBILISI, 25 November 2004- International crime-fighting experts will work with Georgian officials to develop tougher measures to combat money-laundering at a two-day OSCE workshop in Tbilisi starting on Thursday. "The illegal flow of money...
OSCE Chairman concerned about presidential election in Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 November 2004
SOFIA, 24 November 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, is concerned over the present situation in Ukraine, caused by the significant shortcomings in the second round of the presidential election...
OSCE/ODIHR conference discusses alternatives to criminal prosecution in Central Asia
Publishing date: 24 November 2004
ALMATY, 24 November 2004- A conference on alternatives to criminal prosecution and the protection of human rights on 25 and 26 November in Almaty will bring together over 130 criminal justice professionals from Central Asia. The event is organized by...