News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Personal Envoy Ahtisaari visits Tajikistan, discusses 2005 elections and human rights
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
DUSHANBE, 13 May 2004- The Personal Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia, Martti Ahtisaari, ended a visit to Tajikistan today after meeting local leaders to discuss forthcoming elections in the country and human rights issues...
Helga Konrad appointed OSCE Chair's special representative against human trafficking
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
VIENNA, 13 May 2004- A leading expert on fighting human trafficking, former Austrian Minister Helga Konrad, has been appointed OSCE Special Representative on Trafficking in Human Beings by Chairman Solomon Passy. Dr. Konrad said the OSCE was very...
OSCE Centre in Tashkent trains women in advocacy work
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
TASHKENT, 13 May 2004- The second phase of an OSCE project aimed at increasing the participation of women in Uzbekistan's civil society is being launched today with a five-day workshop in the capital. The training scheme on capacity building for women...
OSCE Office in Minsk calls documentary shown by Belarusian state broadcaster "slanderous"
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
MINSK, 13 May 2004- The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, criticized a TV documentary recently shown on Belarusian state television as an "open slander of key opposition politicians"...
Head of OSCE Office calls upon Armenian political forces to resolve difficulties through dialogue
Publishing date: 12 May 2004
YEREVAN, 12 May 2004- The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Vladimir Pryakhin, today welcomed the resumption of contacts between the authorities and the opposition in Armenia. "I encourage both sides to engage in a meaningful and genuine dialogue in...
OSCE Chairman encourages Croatia to continue refugee return efforts
Publishing date: 11 May 2004
ZAGREB/ZADAR, 11 May 2004- Ending a two-day visit to Croatia during which he met returnees near Zadar, OSCE Chairman-in Office Solomon Passy congratulated the Croatian Government for making the resolution of refugees and displaced persons problem a...
OSCE Mission in Skopje supports judicial reform efforts
Publishing date: 11 May 2004
SKOPJE, 11 May 2004- The Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Carlos Pais, believes that reforming the judiciary is a priority for the country. "Improving the work of the judiciary is crucial...
Failure to pass Higher Education Law betrays students, warn international organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 11 May 2004
SARAJEVO, 11 May 2004- The Office of the High Representative, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the World Bank and the Council of Europe expressed their regret today about the failure to pass the Higher Education Law...
Kyrgyz President says OSCE Academy in Bishkek to become a "centre of excellence"
Publishing date: 11 May 2004
BISHKEK, 11 May 2004- Visiting the OSCE Academy in Bishkek today, Krygyzstan's President Askar Akaev said he is committed to making the Academy a "centre of excellence", which educates future Central Asian leaders and deals with analysis and research...
Warsaw to host conference on role of democratic institutions
Publishing date: 10 May 2004
WARSAW, 10 May 2004- Challenges to the democratic process in both developing and established democracies will be the focus of a three-day conference in the Polish capital of Warsaw, beginning Wednesday, 12 May. The event is organized by the...