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OSCE Special Representative encourages Portugal to continue its anti-trafficking efforts
LISBON, 30 November 2012 - The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at the close of her visit to Portugal today, praised the government for giving priority to the fight against human trafficking...
Afghan and Tajik border guards complete patrol management course
DUSHANBE, 30 November 2012 – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan completed today a second joint border patrol course for Afghan and Tajik border officers as part of a series of training courses to enhance the capacity of Tajik border troops and Afghan border police to detect and interdict illegal cross-border movement...
OSCE representative concerned over threat to media pluralism in Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 29 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today that legal proceedings initiated against several media outlets in Kazakhstan might severely undermine media pluralism in the country... ()
OSCE welcomes treaty to sustainably manage Dniestr/Nistru river basin
ROME, 29 November 2012 – Representatives of Moldova and Ukraine signed a treaty today in Rome on the sustainable management of the Dniestr/Nistru river basin. The agreement was facilitated by the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC), a joint initiative of the OSCE, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Environment Programme...
OSCE launches network to engage men in fight against gender violence
The OSCE MenEngage network was launched on 29 November 2012 in Vienna as part of a larger advocacy effort during the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence...
OSCE Secretary General, in London, meets Foreign Secretary
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met UK Foreign Secretary William Hague in London on 28 November 2012...
Transdniestrian settlement negotiations started in Dublin
DUBLIN, 28 November 2012 – Official negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement started in Dublin today. The three-day meeting brings together representatives of the sides, mediators and observers in the negotiations – Moldova, Transdniestria, the OSCE, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the US and the EU...
OSCE Gender Adviser, in Portugal, stresses need to uphold women's rights in economic crisis
LISBON, 28 November 2012 - The OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Miroslava Beham, concluding today a two-day visit to Portugal, stressed that special attention must be paid to women’s rights in times of austerity...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Italian Senate’s rejection of libel legislation, calls for full decriminalization of defamation
VIENNA, 28 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the rejection by the Senate in Rome of the proposal to retain imprisonment for defamation in the Italian Criminal Code...