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OSCE Centre helps promote Aarhus Convention in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 July 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
KORGALZHINO, Kazakhstan, 29 July 2013 – The OSCE Centre in Astana co-organized a capacity-building seminar to promote public access to environmental information and participation in decision-making and justice on environmental issues by advancing the work of the national Aarhus Centres. The event started today in Korgalzhino Natural Reserve Park, in Central Kazakhstan...
OSCE Head of Mission to Moldova welcomes agreement on environmental co-operation between Moldova, Transdniestria
Publishing date: 26 July 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Environmental activities
CHISINAU, 26 July 2013 – Today the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomed the signature of the joint action plan on preservation of natural resources between the co-chairs of the expert working group on agriculture and environmental issues, Viorel Gutu and Yurii Ursul...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes adoption of mandate for OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku
Publishing date: 26 July 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
KYIV, 26 July 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara today welcomed the consensus reached by the OSCE participating States on the mandate of the OSCE field presence in Azerbaijan...
OSCE builds capacity of public and private sector in Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley
Publishing date: 26 July 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan held an interactive capacity-building exercise for the country’s state authorities and private sector representatives from 21 to 24 July 2013 on the outskirts of Dushanbe...
Ways to prevent online illicit drug trade discussed at OSCE meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 25 July 2013 – Challenges, best practices and co-operation between countries and organizations in preventing and combating illicit drug trade on the Internet are key themes of an OSCE conference that started in Vienna today...
OSCE/ODIHR report on Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections recommends measures to strengthen public confidence in electoral process and improve media coverage
Publishing date: 25 July 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria on 12 May 2013 were held in a competitive environment, but further efforts are needed to strengthen public confidence in the process and ensure balanced media coverage, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights concludes in its final report on the vote...
OSCE raises awareness on women’s rights with law enforcement officials in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 25 July 2013