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OSCE high-level conference in Kyiv to focus on combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 7 June 2013 – Strengthening the OSCE response to trafficking in human beings is focus of the OSCE high-level conference to take place in Kyiv from 10 to 11 June 2013...
On World Environment Day, OSCE Chair calls for greater attention to safety of food and energy sources
KYIV, 5 June 2013 – On the occasion of World Environment Day, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, calls for greater attention to the safety of food and energy sources. This year, World Environment Day runs under the umbrella of the ‘Think.Eat.Save.’ campaign, which encourages people to stop wasting food and help keep the world’s natural resources safe... ()
The 34th IPRM takes place in Ergneti
On 31 May the 34th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Ambassador Andrzej Tyszkiewicz (EUMM) and Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia (OSCE). Participants expressed concern about increasing fencing activities and the high number of detentions in areas adjacent to South Ossetia...
Latest round of talks in Transdniestrian settlement process concluded in Odesa with agreement on confidence-building measure
ODESA, Ukraine, 24 May 2013 - The latest round of negotiations in the Transdniestrian settlement process concluded today in the Ukrainian city of Odesa with an agreement on a further confidence-building measure... ()
High-level OSCE conference in Tirana calls for comprehensive approach to combating intolerance and discrimination
TIRANA, 21 May 2013 – A comprehensive approach, including education to promote mutual respect and understanding, is necessary to combat intolerance and discrimination, including hate crime, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE conference in Tirana...
OSCE Conference in Tirana to focus on tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 17 May 2013 – Promoting tolerance and non-discrimination is focus of the OSCE High-Level Conference to take place in Tirana from 21 to 22 May, 2013... ()
Human rights, resolving protracted conflicts vital to regional security, OSCE Chairperson tells US Helsinki Commission
WASHINGTON D.C., 9 May 2013 – Protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and making progress in resolving protracted conflicts are top priorities of his country’s OSCE Chairmanship, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara told the US Helsinki Commission at a hearing on 8 May in Washington D.C.
OSCE Chair calls for remembrance of Second World War victims, renewed efforts towards resolving conflicts, building indivisible security community
WASHINGTON D.C., 8 May 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara marks the days of 8-9 May known as the Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, urging participating States to step up co-operation to solve remaining conflicts, strengthen peace and security in OSCE region... ()
OSCE Chair addresses UN Security Council, stresses need for more pragmatic, action-oriented co-operation
UNITED NATIONS, 8 May 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara in his address to the UN Security Council yesterday outlined the Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship priorities, stressed the importance of further developing the partnership between the two organizations in promoting international peace and security...