News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE mission brings British police officers, local government representatives to train police and municipal officials in south Serbia
Publishing date: 11 November 2004
BELGRADE, 11 November, 2004- As part of the Community Policing and Community Safety programmes to assist the Serbian Interior Ministry in its efforts to reform the police, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro has brought British police officers...
OSCE Mission helps Georgia develop National Action Plan to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 11 November 2004
TBILISI, 11 November 2004- The OSCE Mission to Georgia is boosting the country's fight against human trafficking by helping the government develop an Action Plan, which is set for completion at a conference starting today. "The fight against human...
OSCE Trieste seminar spotlights effects of demographic imbalance on security
Publishing date: 9 November 2004
TRIESTE, 9 November 2004- The impact of unbalanced population growth on economic development and security was the focus of a two-day international seminar ending today in the Italian city of Trieste. Ageing, health hazards, family dynamics, population...
OSCE Centre, U.S. Embassy in Tashkent hold workshop on government-civil society co-operation in preventing human trafficking
Publishing date: 9 November 2004
TASHKENT, 8 November 2004- Learning from international and local best practices of government-civil society co-operation in preventing human trafficking was the focus of a work-shop, organized by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent and the U.S. Embassy in...
International observers in Skopje: Referendum generally consistent with international standards
Publishing date: 8 November 2004
SKOPJE, 8 November 2004- The 7 November referendum in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was generally consistent with OSCE and Council of Europe standards for democratic electoral processes, concluded the International Observation Mission to...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office says referendum result demonstrates support for Ohrid Agreement
Publishing date: 8 November 2004
SOFIA, 8 November 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy congratulated all citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for the generally calm and orderly manner in which yesterday's referendum was conducted. The responsible attitude...
OSCE Mission workshop focuses on helping Serbia's creative industries and designers
Publishing date: 8 November 2004
BELGRADE, 8 November 2004- Making Serbia's creative industries more competitive in the global market and raising the profile of domestic designers was the focus of a workshop held in Belgrade. More than 30 participants from industry and design...
OSCE Mission helps raise awareness about Roma and Ashkali communities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 6 November 2004
PRISTINA, 6 November 2004- As part of its continued efforts to improve both the quality of journalism and status of smaller communities in Kosovo, the OSCE Mission today launches a four-day training programme for Roma and Ashkali journalis
First international conference on radioactive waste in Tajikistan opens in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 5 November 2004
DUSHANBE, 5 November 2004- A pioneering international conference started today in Dushanbe, focusing on the monitoring of radioactive waste dumps in northern Tajikistan. "Radioactive waste in this region is the biggest human-made disaster in Central Asia
OSCE conference calls for greater co-operation to help IDPs
Publishing date: 5 November 2004
VIENNA, 5 November 2004- An OSCE conference on internally displaced persons (IDPs), held in Vienna on 4 and 5 November, called for pre-emptive action to avoid displacement and for better co-operation between...