News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
"Media situation in Kazakhstan has consistently deteriorated", says OSCE Media Representative
Publishing date: 14 June 2002
VIENNA, 14 June 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has issued a special report on the media situation in Kazakhstan, highlighting his main concerns and recommending concrete steps for improvement...
High-level officials agree to coordinate fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 13 June 2002
Lisbon, 13 June 2002- High-level officials from governments and major international organizations, meeting in Lisbon on the initiative of the Portuguese Chairmanship of the OSCE, agreed on Wednesday to improve co-ordination and information-sharing...
Ambassador Ahrens urges Albania to implement anti-corruption plan
Publishing date: 12 June 2002
TIRANA, 12 June 2002- Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, urged the implementation of the revised government anti-corruption plan and said the General Prosecutor's office had a key role to play in the fight...
Simultaneous translation systems delivered to Kosovo courts
Publishing date: 12 June 2002
PRISTINA, 12 June 2002- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo handed over two Simultaneous Translation Systems (STS) to the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMiK) Department of Justice to equip Kosovo Courts. One STS was installed...
Promoting the Aarhus Convention in Central Asia
Publishing date: 10 June 2002
DUSHANBE, 10 June 2002- Access to information, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice in environmental matters were at the centre of discussions during a four-day workshop held in Tajikistan, from 4 to 7 June 2002.
Year-long human rights campaign concludes in Kosovo schools
Publishing date: 7 June 2002
PRISTINA, 7 June 2002- Around 100 primary school children took part today in Vushtrri/Vucitrn in the final event of a joint OSCE/Council of Europe human rights awareness campaign, based on the production of a calendar that involved 150 school classes...
Pristina conference focuses on supporting NGOs in South-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 7 June 2002
PRISTINA, 7 June 2002- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo is today hosting a meeting on improving co-operation between non-governmental organisation (NGO) and community support centres in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
OSCE Permanent Council discusses progress report on Croatia
Publishing date: 6 June 2002
VIENNA, 6 June 2002- The 55-nation Permanent Council of the OSCE discussed a report on Croatia's progress in meeting its international commitments today...
Assembly Support Initiative in Kosovo meets on gender equality
Publishing date: 6 June 2002
PRISTINA, 6 June 2002- The members of the Assembly of Kosovo together with representatives of the Government and civil society leaders are gathering today and tomorrow to participate in a seminar on gender equality. The event...
OSCE Chair urges Belarus to make proposals for improving relations
Publishing date: 6 June 2002
VIENNA, 6 June 2002- The Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council, Ambassador Joao de Lima Pimentel of Portugal, called on the government of Belarus on Thursday to make concrete proposals for improving co-operation with the 55-nation...