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OSCE online training aims to strengthen capacities of youth leaders in North Macedonia to prevent violent extremism
Publishing date: 2 June 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Countering terrorism, Youth
Seventeen young men and women from across North Macedonia participated in an online capacity-building training course for youth leaders on preventing violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT). The OSCE Mission to Skopje organized the course, held from 19 May to 2 June 2020, with technical support provided by the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department. The course builds on a module delivered in February...
OSCE Mission to Skopje launches exceptional call for proposals from civil society organizations and charities
Publishing date: 22 May 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
22 May 2020, SKOPJE- Today the OSCE Mission to Skopje launched an exceptional call for proposals from local civil society organizations, associations and charities. The aim of the call is to address the needs of the most vulnerable and underserved communities in the country in areas covered by the Mission’s mandate in the time of the COVID-19 crisis.
Third and final report on SPO cases presented online today by OSCE Mission to Skopje
Publishing date: 20 May 2020
SKOPJE, 20 May 2020 – Today, the OSCE Mission to Skopje published its third and final report on the activities and cases under the former Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The publication includes recommendations to judicial actors, the legislative and the executive branches, with the aim to tackle the issues identified in the report in order to improve the efficiency and fairness of judicial proceedings...
OSCE Mission to Skopje and its partners call for proactive approach on domestic violence prevention
Publishing date: 6 April 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 6 April 2020- The OSCE Mission to Skopje, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of North Macedonia and the National Network to End Violence against Women and Domestic Violence call upon the relevant actors to make additional efforts to prevent domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis and to put in place effective victim protection mechanisms...
Building resilience to corruption in South-Eastern Europe, focus of OSCE regional conference in Skopje
Publishing date: 10 February 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Economic activities
SKOPJE, 10 February 2020 – Representatives of national and international anti-corruption bodies and law enforcement agencies from South-Eastern Europe met today in Skopje at a two-day regional conference, organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje and OSCE Albania’s Chairmanship. The event will focus on preventing and tackling corruption...
OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Media Ethics Council call for no hate speech in the media, especially during pre-election period
Publishing date: 5 February 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Media freedom and development
SKOPJE, 5 February 2020 – At a press conference today in Skopje, the OSCE Mission to Skopje, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Council of Media Ethics, called for awareness to prevent hate speech in the media, especially during the pre-election period...
Trust in police goes up, shows OSCE-supported survey presented in Skopje
Publishing date: 20 December 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SKOPJE, 20 December 2019 – According to the OSCE-supported Survey on Public Perception of Democratic Policing presented in Skopje today, over the last two years there has been an increase in the overall level of satisfaction and trust of citizens with the police.