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OSCE Centre in Astana holds anti-money laundering seminar
Publishing date: 22 November 2012
ASTANA, 22 November 2012 – The OSCE Centre in Astana supported a distance learning seminar on countering money laundering held today in Astana...
Secretary General welcomes Mongolia to OSCE, stresses added value to security community
Publishing date: 22 November 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, welcomed on 22 November 2012 the Permanent Representative of Mongolia, Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan, to the OSCE following the decision for the country to become the Organization’s 57th participating State...
Andorran Foreign Minister at OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 22 November 2012
Andorran Foreign Minister Gilbert Saboya i Sunyé addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 22 November 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR promotes increased women’s political participation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 November 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Gender equality
Enhancing the role of women within political parties in Kazakhstan was the theme of a roundtable meeting held in Astana by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Centre in Astana and UN Women on 22 November 2012...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports discussion on countering terrorism
Publishing date: 22 November 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
ASTANA, 22 November 2012 – An OSCE-supported one-day international conference on countering terrorism, which brought together some 50 parliamentarians, international and national experts, academics, and representatives of law enforcement agencies, was held at premises of Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan in Astana today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator helps Ukraine combat organized crime
Publishing date: 21 November 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Policing
KYIV, 21 November 2012 – A training seminar on curbing transnational organized crime for high-level officers of the specialized departments of the Security Service of Ukraine started in Kyiv today with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
Legislative improvements, increased resources needed to protect women from violence in BiH, says OSCE Deputy Head of Mission
Publishing date: 21 November 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Gender equality
SARAJEVO, 21 November 2012 – Stronger legal provisions backed up by adequate financial resources are needed to better protect women against violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said the Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission, Nina Suomalainen today at a conference in Sarajevo...