Poland in the OSCE

The conference will provide a platform for international organizations, governments and civil society to meet and discuss human rights challenges within their own countries and across the 57 states that make up the OSCE region.

The keynote speaker will be Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Hoover Institution/Stanford University and Member of Munich Security Conference Advisory Board.

What: 
•    Over 1.000 representatives of OSCE participating State governments and civil society from across the OSCE region will spend two weeks debating the most pressing human rights challenges.

When: 
•    26 september to 7 OctoberSeptember 2022; 
•    The opening session will begin at 2:00 p.m. on 26 September 2022.

Where: 
•    Sofitel Victoria Warsaw Królewska St. 11, 00-065, Warsaw;
•    If you cannot attend in person, the livestream will be available in English and Russian on the event website.

How:
•    Advance accreditation is obligatory to access the conference venue;
•    Press accreditation forms will be accepted until midnight, Friday 23 September 2022;
•    Please register for your press accreditation here;  
•    Please bring valid press credentials for registration onsite.

More information:
•    The full agenda can be found on the Conference website, follow #WarsawHDC; 
•    Photography and filming will be allowed during the opening session. Photography and filming will also be permitted during side events throughout the conference, subject to the prior consent of the Organizers;
•    You can contact Bartosz Kempiński bartosz.kempinski@msz.gov.pl from the Polish OSCE Chairmanship for more information.