News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE welcomes achievements of parliamentary election reform committee in Albania
Publishing date: 14 April 2003
TIRANA, 14 April 2003- Ambassador Osmo Lipponen, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, has welcomed the latest steps to implement recommendations on the electoral process in the country issued by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions...
OSCE Secretary General outlines Organization's response to new threats to security
Publishing date: 11 April 2003
NEW YORK, 11 April 2003- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis outlined the 55-nation security organization's response to new threats to peace and security at a meeting at the United Nations Security Council on Friday. Addressing a high-level...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo sponsors conference on women in civil dialogue
Publishing date: 11 April 2003
PRISTINA, 11 April 2003- A conference on the role of women in civic dialogue, sponsored by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), will be held tomorrow, Saturday, 12 April. The purpose of...
OSCE/ODIHR starts observation of presidential election in Montenegro
Publishing date: 10 April 2003
PODGORICA, 10 April 2003- The OSCE/ODIHR has established an Election Observation Mission in the Republic of Montenegro/Serbia and Montenegro to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 11 May. The Observer Mission, headed by...
OSCE and Council of Europe launch local Self-Government Charter in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 April 2003
SARAJEVO, 10 April 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Council of Europe (CoE) launched a campaign today in Sarajevo to boost the impact of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Meeting on Roma and Sinti boosts preparation of OSCE Action Plan
Publishing date: 10 April 2003
VIENNA, 10 April 2003- A special two-day OSCE meeting on Roma and Sinti has provided a strong impetus for the preparation of an Action Plan to be adopted in December by the Organization's main decision-making body, the Ministerial Council. More...
Veteran OSCE diplomat killed in road accident in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 April 2003
KYIV, 9 April 2003- Gizo Grdzelidze, Senior Project Officer in the Office of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, was killed on Wednesday morning in an automobile accident near Kyiv. With him was Alexander Kryvenko, President of Public Radio...
Education Forum in Bosnia and Herzegovina supports implementation priorities
Publishing date: 8 April 2003
SARAJEVO, 8 April 2003- Swift adoption of the state law on primary and secondary education and formulation of a common core curriculum before the next school year were the main issues discussed at an Education Forum held in Sarajevo today...
UNHCR urges OSCE states to distinguish between human trafficking and smuggling
Publishing date: 8 April 2003
VIENNA, 8 April 2003- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Ruud Lubbers urged the OSCE's 55 participating States on Tuesday to recognise the distinction between human trafficking and smuggling and said many refugees and asylum...
OSCE/ODIHR suggests measures to enhance credibility of upcoming elections in Georgia
Publishing date: 7 April 2003
WARSAW, 7 April 2003- The OSCE/ODIHR called on the Georgian authorities to consider a number of measures that could contribute to enhancing the credibility and integrity of the parliamentary elections scheduled for autumn. The ODIHR, which plans