The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization whose 56 participating States span the geographical area from Vancouver to Vladivostok.
Press releases
Expert meeting focuses on OSCE role in advancing European security dialogue
VIENNA, 8 May 2009 - The OSCE is the right forum for taking forward discussions on the future of European security, said participants at the start of an expert meeting on a European security dialogue held by the Austrian Foreign Ministry today...
OSCE Special Representative meets Armenian officials to discuss priorities in fight against human trafficking
YEREVAN, 8 May 2009 - OSCE Special Representative Eva Biaudet welcomed today the Armenian authorities' efforts to combat trafficking in human beings and underscored the need to place human trafficking higher on the political agenda...
Features
School magazine in multi-ethnic Montenegro has lessons for adults too
An OSCE Mission to Montenegro project is helping schoolchildren in Ulcinj in the south of the country produce a magazine with a message: combating discrimination and intolerance in their multi-ethnic community.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo steers steady course in changing environment
Despite the dramatic changes in Kosovo over the past 18 months, the OSCE Mission is steering a steady course, helping to ensure that the human rights of everyone living there are fully respected.
Skopje Mission assists in best possible presidential and municipal elections
With the first round of the presidential and municipal elections on 22 March successfully concluded, the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje aims to ensure that the second round of voting on 5 April is equally as smooth.
Students of Jeta Re secondary school in Suharekë/Suva Reka during a performance at the city's cultural house as part of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo's activities to mark Earth Day, Suharekë/Suva Reka, 22 April 2009. (OSCE/Hasan Sopa)
Events calendar
Model OSCE conference in Armenia
8 May 2009–9 May 2009
Human Dimension Seminar on Strengthening the Rule of Law
12 May 2009–14 May 2009
17th Meeting of the Economic and Environmental Forum - Part 2
17 May 2009–20 May 2009