News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission constructs playgrounds for children in southern Serbia
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
BELGRADE, 11 December 2002- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), in co-ordination with local authorities, will re-construct three playgrounds for children in southern Serbia before the end of the year. The...
OSCE mission in Skopje organizes first Youth Leadership Conference
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
SKOPJE, 11 December 2002- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the Nansen Dialogue Center (NDC) Skopje will host their first Joint Youth Leadership Conference in Mavrovo on 13-15 December. 30 students aged...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office urges Serbian political leaders to remedy election failures
Publishing date: 10 December 2002
LISBON, 10 December 2002- While recognizing the orderly manner in which the repeat presidential election in the Republic of Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, was conducted, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Antonio Martins da Cruz...
OSCE continues to foster the Macedonian regional community policing
Publishing date: 10 December 2002
SKOPJE, 10 December 2002- The Police Development Unit of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje is organising three regional community policing seminars in Tetovo, Kumanovo, and Gostivar on 11, 12 and 14 December. The...
OSCE Mission Head addresses future guardians of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 10 December 2002
SARAJEVO, 10 December 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina focussed on youth by visiting over twenty schools to promote and discuss human rights today, International Human Rights Day. 10 December is...
OSCE missions recall International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2002
TIRANA, 10 December 2002- The OSCE Presence in Albania congratulates all Albanian citizens, state and political leaders, non-governmental organizations and other individuals and institutions who have been dedicated to promoting...
International Human Rights Day focuses on rule of law
Publishing date: 10 December 2002
BISHKEK, 10 December 2002- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is today commemorating International Human Rights Day. 10 December 1948 marks the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Universal Declaration...
International observers concerned about deepening political impasse after Serbia's second failed presidential election
Publishing date: 9 December 2002
BELGRADE, 9 December 2002- Following yesterday's repeat presidential election in Serbia, which again failed due to insufficient voter turnout, the international observers from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and...
Ten more municipalities join OSCE project in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 December 2002
SARAJEVO, 9 December 2002- Ten municipalities in the two Bosnia and Herzegovina entities have been selected to join the OSCE Mission's Municipal Infrastructure Finance and Implementation Project in 2003...
OSCE to hold series of seminars for judges in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 December 2002
KYIV, 9 December 2002- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Comparative Law Center at Ukraine's Ministry of Justice will organize a seminar on the application of the European Court on Human Rights's case law in...