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OSCE-supported workshop in Armenia focuses on use of biometric passports to curb the movement of terrorists
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
YEREVAN, 22 May 2013 – Participants at a workshop in Yerevan today discussed ways to prevent terrorists and other criminals from crossing borders with forged travel documents...
High-level OSCE conference in Tirana calls for comprehensive approach to combating intolerance and discrimination
Publishing date: 21 May 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-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 Centre in Astana trains military officers on confidence- and security-building measures
Publishing date: 21 May 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
ASTANA, 21 May 2013- A regional training seminar for military officers on the practical implementation of the OSCE Vienna Document 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures began in Astana today...
Promoting civil society participation in law-making, oversight in Kosovo focus of OSCE initiative
Publishing date: 21 May 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
The first in a series of meetings between the Assembly of Kosovo and civil society representatives on the improvement of co-operation and further inclusion of civil society in law-making concluded in Prishtinë/Priština on 21 May 2013...
OSCE/ODIHR shares expertise with citizen election observer groups in Tunisia
Publishing date: 17 May 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) provided expertise on effective election observation reporting at a workshop for leaders of Tunisian citizen election observer groups in Tunis on 16 and 17 May 2013...
Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 17 May 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KRAKOW, Poland, 17 May 2013- The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) met today with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, and the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian. The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk, also participated in the meetings...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports advanced surveillance training for police officers
Publishing date: 17 May 2013
Ten police officers from the Interior Ministry’s Undercover Operations Department will be trained on how to effectively use technical and electronic devices during surveillance in Ankara from 20 to 24 May 2013. The training is supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje...