News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE adopts Action Plan to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 24 July 2003
VIENNA, 24 July 2003- The OSCE Permanent Council today adopted an Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings which envisages new measures against this modern form of slavery at national and international level. The OSCE's 55 participating...
Vocational education school invests in Kosovo's future
Publishing date: 23 July 2003
PRISTINA, 23 July 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, today inaugurated vocational training workshops run by the Danish Production School (DPS) in Kosovo's Zvecan municipality. The school offers a combination...
OSCE chiefs urge Armenian authorities and political parties to start credible process of electoral reform
Publishing date: 22 July 2003
YEREVAN, 22 July 2003- Two leading OSCE representatives today expressed disappointment at the conduct of recent elections in Armenia and called for a credible process of electoral reform to improve future votes...
OSCE's Skopje Mission assists national broadcaster in reform and restructuring process
Publishing date: 22 July 2003
SKOPJE, 22 July 2003- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje co-financed the creation of a digital technology training unit of the public radio and television (MRTV). The MRTV digital technology unit, which was opened today, is being...
OSCE Office underlines media freedom on Azeri National Press Day
Publishing date: 22 July 2003
BAKU, 22 July 2003- Congratulating the Azeri media on the occasion of National Press Day, the Head of the OSCE Office in Baku underlined the importance of free media for Azerbaijan's democracy. "This event should remind us of the significance of...
OSCE Media Representative voices regret that two TV channels in Armenia did not receive licences
Publishing date: 21 July 2003
VIENNA, 21 July 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed regret that two independent television companies in Armenia, A1+ and Noyan Tapan, were not awarded broadcasting licenses as a result of the...
Tbilisi conference focuses on role of media in promoting gender equality
Publishing date: 21 July 2003
TBILISI, 21 July 2003- Over 100 journalists and media experts from the Southern Caucasus, Central Asia and Baltic States gathered in Tbilisi today for a three-day international conference on the role of media in promoting gender equality. The...
Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo visits Strpce/Shterpce
Publishing date: 18 July 2003
PRISTINA, 18 July 2003- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today visited the Strpce/Shterpce municipality, where he met Kosovo Albanian returnees and inaugurated the refurbished Municipal Assembly hall. In the villages...
OSCE Kosovo Mission builds new school roof in Viti/Vitina
Publishing date: 18 July 2003
PRISTINA, 18 July 2003- The rebuilding of a school in Viti/Vitina municipality serving the primary and secondary educational needs of Kosovo Serb and Roma children in Vrbovac/Urbofc has been completed with funding provided by the OSCE. Through...
OSCE Media Representative concerned over case of Russian journalists accused of divulging state secrets
Publishing date: 17 July 2003
VIENNA, 17 July 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed his concern over two journalists of the daily newspaper Zvezda (Perm, Russia), Konstantin Sterledev and Konstantin Bakharev, who were accused by...