News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
International conference on countering terrorism to take place in Kyrgyzstan on 13 and 14 December
Publishing date: 29 November 2001
VIENNA, 29 November 2001-- Highlighting the importance of the comprehensiveness of efforts to prevent and counter terrorism will be on top of the agenda of an international conference co-organized by the Organization for Security and...
Action against terrorism must not undermine human rights
Publishing date: 29 November 2001
GENEVA/STRASBOURG/WARSAW, 29 November 2001- In an unprecedented move, the heads of three leading inter-governmental human rights bodies today jointly cautioned governments that measures to eradicate terrorism must not lead to excessive curbs...
Tajik Youth Forum contributes to national action plan on protection of children
Publishing date: 28 November 2001
DUSHANBE, 28 November 2001-- The third Tajik youth forum "Youth in Development" convened to express support to the ongoing reform process in Tajikistan. The forum was initiated by the governmental Tajik youth committee and enjoyed...
OSCE Media Representative: more needs to be done to safeguard journalists working in conflict zones
Publishing date: 27 November 2001
VIENNA, 27 November 2001-- Several journalists have been killed over the past weeks in Afghanistan. Fifty-six journalists have already been killed world-wide this year, up from 53 in 2000, according to the World Association of Newspapers...
OSCE PA Belarus ad hoc working group visits Minsk
Publishing date: 27 November 2001
MINSK, 27 November 2001- Two members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly ad hoc Working Group, Uta Zapf (MP, Germany), the newly appointed head of the Working Group, and Urban Ahlin (MP, Sweden) visited Minsk from 25 to 27 November...
Kosovo's Central Election Commission approves final election results
Publishing date: 26 November 2001
PRISTINA, 26 November 2001-- Kosovo's Central Election Commission has approved the final results of the Assembly election held on 17 November in the province. The final results show little difference from the preliminary results published...
Statement by the OSCE Mission to Estonia on the adoption of changes to the laws on national and local elections
Publishing date: 23 November 2001
TALLINN, 23 November 2001-- The OSCE Mission to Estonia highly welcomes the decision by the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) on 21 November 2001 to amend the Laws on National and on Local Elections...
Statement on adoption of bill 880 SE I by the Estonian Parliament
Publishing date: 22 November 2001
THE HAGUE, 22 November 2001- The following statement was issued by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekéus, today:
Employment survey presents challenges to Kosovo's new administration
Publishing date: 22 November 2001
PRISTINA, 22 November 2001 (OSCE)-- Lessons learned from the Joint Interim Administration Structure (JIAS) are being offered to Kosovo's newly elected government. In an employment survey published by the OSCE-supported Department for Democratic...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Adrian Severin pays second visit to Tajikistan
Publishing date: 21 November 2001
DUSHANBE, 21 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Adrian Severin paid today a second visit to Tajikistan as part of his tour of the Central Asian OSCE participating States...