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The campaign makes an immediate impact as smiling students take a ride on the promotional tram which will be operational until the end of the year.

City transport illustrates journey to brighter future

17 January 2003

OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina launches an education reform program.

The OSCE's Chairman-in-Office in 2003, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, addressing the press in Vienna, 13 January.

Netherlands Chairmanship priorities for 2003

13 January 2003

Democracy and good governance are key to maintaining stability, says OSCE CiO.

Getting on the information highway

10 January 2003

The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe sets about to improve access to knowledge and information in southern Tajikistan.

Ambassador Peter Burkhard, Head of the OSCE Office in Baku

Baku: looking back at 2002

9 January 2003

Twelve months after taking up his position as head of the OSCE Office in Baku, Ambassador Peter Burkhard reflects on his experiences... outlines his experiences and vision for his office...

Vladan Batic, Serbian Justice Minister
(left), Mark Davison, Acting Head of
the OSCE FRY Mission, and David Diaz,
Acting Head of the Mission's Rule of
Law/Human Right Department, at the
prison training
programme opening ceremony.

Finding oneself in a prison cell is never an edifying experience, but international standards try to ensure that the safety and human rights of those deprived of their liberty are being respected. In order to reach these international standards...

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz.

Portuguese Chairman-in-office reviews achievements

28 November 2002

OSCE Chairman-in-Office takes stock of Portugal's Chairmanship of the OSCE

Bridging the linguistic divide in Skopje

28 November 2002

Speaking in many tongues may sound like a radio listener's nightmare, but the OSCE Spillover Mission to Skopje's Media Development Unit promotes a winning formula for a bilingual radio that is proving to be a big hit in the country.

Border guards at the Uzbek-Afghan checkpoint of Termez study the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons.

Combating arms trafficking at the border

11 November 2002

Looking across the calm Amu Darya river which separates Uzbekistan from Afghanistan...

The meaning of water to its users is critical to understanding disputes.

Improving water co-operation to build stability

21 May 2002

Aaron T. Wolf, a world expert on water resource agreements, talks about the need for interaction between water science and water policy.

The OSCE promotes full and equal participation of women in political, economic, social and cultural life.

Gender equality in Tajikistan

6 May 2002

On Women's Day, the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan and the United Nations Development Fund for Women organized an essay competition for students on gender equality in Tajikistan. The winning essay was published in local newspapers.