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Fingerprint and genomic registration in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-supported discussion
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
ASTANA, 18 November 2013 – A roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the draft law on fingerprint and genomic registration in Kazakhstan took place today in Astana...
OSCE Secretary General congratulates Georgian President on inauguration
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and newly-inaugurated Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili have discussed co-operation and priorities during a meeting on the fringes of the inauguration ceremony in Tbilisi this weekend...
Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to meet in Vienna tomorrow
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 18 November 2013- The Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in Vienna under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on November 19.
Peaceful Kosovo poll welcomed by OSCE SG Zannier
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 18 November 2013- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier has welcomed the peaceful re-run of voting in three polling centres in northern Mitrovica/Mitrovicë...
OSCE Mission Head welcomes peaceful conclusion of voting in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North
Publishing date: 17 November 2013
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 17 November 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, welcomed peaceful voting in three polling centres in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North...
Combating discrimination and intolerance demands concerted effort, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on International Day for Tolerance
Publishing date: 16 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
KYIV, 16 November 2013 – Genuine mutual respect and understanding to overcome hate, prejudice and discrimination must come as a result of collective efforts said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara in a statement on today’s International Day for Tolerance...
Judges highlight challenges in adjudicating war crimes cases at OSCE/ODIHR regional peer-to-peer meeting
Publishing date: 15 November 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
Common challenges in adjudicating war crimes cases in South-Eastern Europe were the focus of a peer-to-peer meeting of regional and international judges organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Sarajevo on 15 November 2013...