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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Belgrade, Prishtinë/Priština and Skopje
Publishing date: 30 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors made her first visit to Belgrade, Prishtinë/Priština and Skopje from 22 to 25 October 2013...
OSCE Office supports discussions on difficulties preventing domestic violence in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 30 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
Some 30 representatives from government agencies and civil society organizations discussed what hinders efforts to prevent domestic violence in Azerbaijan at an event organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and the Labour and Population Social Protection Ministry...
OSCE presents and discusses remediation scenarios of Nubarashen toxic burial site in Armenia
Publishing date: 29 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
Outcomes of a two-year OSCE-supported project studying the obsolete pesticides and persistent organic pollutants in the Nubarashen burial site, located near Yerevan, and their impact on the environment were presented and discussed today.
Vice-President Néri speaks at the OSCE Mediterranean Conference
Publishing date: 29 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
MONACO, 29 October 2013 – OSCE PA Vice-President Alain Néri (France) represented the Parliamentary Assembly at the OSCE Mediterranean Conference held in Monaco on 28-29 October 2013. This year the conference was held on the topic of "enhancing the role of women in public, political and economic life."
OSCE Mission to BiH launches Hate Monitor to track hate crimes and responses
Publishing date: 29 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launched on 29 October 2013 the Hate Monitor, a monthly infographic on the latest statistics and trends of hate crimes and bias-motivated incidents in BiH, and any responses to these incidents by government, civic or judicial actors...
OSCE-organized conference on confidence-building measures in Transdniestrian settlement to take place in Germany
Publishing date: 29 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
A two-day conference on confidence-building measures organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova with the support of the German Foreign Ministry will be held from 30 to 31 October 2013 in Landshut, Germany. The conference will be attended by participants of the 5+2 negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement process, and experts who will discuss issues related to economy, trade and infrastructure; environment; freedom of movement and law enforcement co-operation...
Statement of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, on Presidential Election in Georgia
Publishing date: 29 October 2013
KYIV, 29 October 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara welcomed the democratic conduct of the presidential election in Georgia that took place on 27 October 2013...