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Respecting and promoting language rights critical to building a sustainable, multi-ethnic society, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in Prishtinë/Priština
Publishing date: 9 November 2017
Content type: News
Respecting and promoting the use of the official languages is critical to meaningful integration and the building of a sustainable multi-ethnic society, said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier at the “Forum on Language Compliance in Kosovo” held in Prishtinë/Priština on 9 November 2017...
OSCE High Commissioner urges Moldova to implement integration strategy and encourages dialogue in joint working group on Gagauzia
Publishing date: 2 November 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier is visiting Moldova from 30 October to 3 November 2017 to continue the institution’s long-standing engagement with the country on issues related to ethnic diversity and identity...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities says he is actively engaged on education issues in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 October 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier, on 9 October 2017, said he is actively engaged with the government of Ukraine on how best to accommodate the ethnic and linguistic diversity of society. The High Commissioner is paying particular attention to inter-ethnic
Education is a means to bridge divisions in society, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 October 2017
Content type: News
Education needs to be a tool to overcome, not to cement, divisions, said the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier in meetings with his interlocutors during a visit to Skopje and Tetovo between 2 and 5 October 2017...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier presents Serbian-Albanian/Albanian-Serbian dictionary to primary school children
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
Content type: News
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier presented the first ever children’s illustrated Serbian-Albanian/Albanian-Serbian dictionary (Mali rečnik/Fjalor i vogël) to pupils in two primary schools in Bujanovac and Preševo today. Over the next three days, the dictionary
Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Ukrainian Culture Ministry organize conference on diversity in Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine organized a conference on “Integration with respect to diversity: legal standards and good practices from across the OSCE region” on 13 June 2017 in Odessa. Participants discussed two
Office of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities launches project to develop course on tolerance and diversity at Georgian higher education institutions
Publishing date: 17 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities held a kick-off meeting to launch a long-term project to support the implementation of Georgia’s State Strategy for Civic Equality and Integration in Tbilisi on 16 May 2017...