News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Central Asian states discuss future of education
Publishing date: 5 April 2004
TASHKENT, 5 April 2004- Today the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, is organizing an international one-day conference in Tashkent entitled "Education as an investment in the Future" jointly...
OSCE organizes for Bosnia and Herzegovina's 'next generation' to visit Strasbourg
Publishing date: 2 April 2004
SARAJEVO, 2 April 2004- A group of 24 young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, participating in the OSCE's Successor Generation Initiative (SGI) Programme, will pay a study visit to Strasbourg from 3 to 10 April to learn more about the European...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 April 2004
VIENNA, 2 April, 2004- On Monday, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister, Solomon Passy, will begin a week-long tour of Central Asia. His visit will start in Uzbekistan, where...
OSCE Office releases report on role of tourism in the development of Azerbaijani economy
Publishing date: 2 April 2004
BAKU, 2 April 2004- A report reviewing Azerbaijan's tourism industry- the developments experienced in the sector throughout the '90s and the challenges facing it today- has been released today by the OSCE Office in Baku, with the aim of...
OSCE Centre/ODIHR hold conference on prison sentences in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 1 April 2004
DUSHANBE, 1 April 2004- Alternatives to prison sentences in Tajikistan were the focus of discussion at an international conference held in Dushanbe on 30 and 31 March. The two-day event...
OSCE Skopje Mission conducts training for judiciary in effective prosecution of human trafficking cases
Publishing date: 1 April 2004
SKOPJE, 1 April 2004- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje is bringing together law enforcement officers, prosecutors and investigative judges for a three-day workshop on techniques used in investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases...
OSCE Chairman condemns terrorist attacks in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 30 March 2004
VIENNA, 30 March, 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Solomon Passy, today voiced his shock at the continued spate of terrorist attacks which now have entered a third day in Uzbekistan, a participating State of the Organization...
New OSCE Mission report examines Kosovo's municipal court system
Publishing date: 30 March 2004
PRISTINA, 30 March 2004- A survey of Kosovo's justice system published today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo offers recommendations to further develop the municipal court system, both in terms of fairness and efficiency...
OSCE holds seminar on professional skills and market economy
Publishing date: 30 March 2004
BISHKEK, 30 March 2004- An international seminar focusing on the role of the OSCE in promoting and supporting the development of human capacity was held in the Kyrgyz capital on 29 and 30 March...
OSCE-UN meeting works out details for new Kazakhstani-Kyrgyz water management commission
Publishing date: 30 March 2004
ALMATY, 30 March 2004- Regulations and financing arrangements of a new regional water resource management between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were discussed at a meeting held in Almaty last week...