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OSCE Mission welcomes establishment of new Serbian Government
Publishing date: 26 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
BELGRADE, 27 July 2012- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, welcomed today the formation of the Government in Serbia...
Moldova’s automated election-management system has potential but needs more work, ODIHR says
Publishing date: 26 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
An automated information system Moldova is introducing to help administer elections could become a powerful management tool but improvements are necessary, according to an assessment by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented in Chisinau on 26 July 2012...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities urges dialogue and compromise on ‘divisive’ language law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
KYIV, 26 JULY 2012 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek described the situation surrounding a new language law in Ukraine as “deeply divisive” at the conclusion of his visit to the country today, and urged the authorities to engage in dialogue.
25th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 26 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 26 July 2012- On 26 July, the 25th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EU Monitoring Mission and the OSCE, took place in Ergneti...
Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova visits northern district affected by recent storms
Publishing date: 25 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, paid her first visit to the northern district of Camenca, one of the poorest regions on the left bank of the Dniestr/Nistru, on 23 July 2012. The region was severely affected by recent storms with high winds and also by a lack of rain in recent months...
OSCE Chairperson concerned over deadly clashes in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 25 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
DUBLIN, 25 July 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, expressed his concern today over the violent clashes in the Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan that have left at least 42 dead and injured dozens others...
OSCE launches project to strengthen women’s political participation in Armenia
Publishing date: 25 July 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
YEREVAN, 25 July 2012- The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, announced today a series of activities to increase opportunities for women’s participation in political life ahead local self-government and presidential elections in 2012 and 2013 in Armenia...