News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Participants at 11th high-level "2+2/3+3" Council of Europe/OSCE meeting issue joint declaration
Publishing date: 31 October 2001
VADUZ, 30 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The following joint declaration was issued today by the participants at the 11th high-level "2+2/3+3" meeting, which took place yesterday and today in Vaduz, Liechtenstein: "The Chairman of the Council of Europe...
Annual OSCE Mediterranean Seminar focuses this year on economic and environmental dimension
Publishing date: 31 October 2001
DUBROVNIK, 31 October 2001 (OSCE)- Representatives from all six OSCE Mediterranean Partners and other international officials are currently gathered in Dubrovnik, Croatia, to attend the annual OSCE Mediterranean Seminar...
Kosovo Albanian newspaper fined for political bias
Publishing date: 31 October 2001
PRISTINA, 31 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The Kosovo Albanian-language newspaper Bota Sot has been fined for not providing fair and balanced media coverage on all political entities participating at the 17 November general election...
OSCE organizes international conference in Tajikistan on lawyers in a modern society
Publishing date: 30 October 2001
DUSHANBE, 30 October 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan co-hosted a two-day international conference on the role of the institution of lawyers ("Advokatura") in today's society. The event was organized by the Tajik Human Rights...
OSCE round table in Bosnia and Herzegovina brings together Roma and Ombudsmen institutions
Publishing date: 30 October 2001
SARAJEVO, 30 October 2001 (OSCE)- Improving access of Roma to the Ombudsmen institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the topic of a round table organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday...
OSCE nominates juries for Bosnia and Herzegovina youth campaign contests
Publishing date: 30 October 2001
SARAJEVO, 30 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has selected the juries that will review the songs, comics, photos and essays submitted for the "My World- My Bosnia and Herzegovina" competition...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Severin visits Armenia
Publishing date: 29 October 2001
YEREVAN, 29 October 2001 (OSCE)-- From 26 to 28 October, Adrian Severin, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), paid an official visit to Armenia to acquire a deeper insight into the present situation in the country and...
International meeting on migration legislation in the CIS to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 29-31 October
Publishing date: 28 October 2001
WARSAW, 28 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The development of migration legislation in line with international standards in the Commonwealth of Independent States will be the focus of an international high-level meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 29-31 October
First international human rights film festival in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 27 October 2001
DUSHANBE, 27 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, in co-operation with the International Human Rights Film Festival "Stalker" and the Russian Federation Guild of Cinematographers, hosted the first human rights film festival...
Sovereignty, responsibility, and national minorities: statement by OSCE minorities commissioner
Publishing date: 26 October 2001
THE HAGUE, 26 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The following statement was issued today by Rolf Ekéus, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities: