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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 supports environmental conference on Black Sea region in Tiraspol
TIRASPOL, 9 November 2012 – A two-day international conference on environmental challenges in the Northern Black Sea region started today in Tiraspol. The conference is organized by Transdniestrian regional authorities, academic institutions and NGOs, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Moldova... ()
Economic co-operation to support democratic transition in Mediterranean focus of OSCE Rome conference
ROME, 30 October 2012 – Supporting democratic transition and political reforms through economic co-operation in the Southern Mediterranean region is the topic of a two-day OSCE conference that opened today in Rome...
OSCE states review implementation of economic and environmental commitments
VIENNA, 16 October 2012 – Representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States met today in Vienna to discuss the implementation of their commitments on economic and environmental issues...
OSCE Centre, partners open new training centre for water management in Kazakhstan
KYZYLORDA, Kazakhstan, 15 October 2012 – A red ribbon ceremony was held today to mark the opening of the OSCE-supported Kyzylorda Training Centre for Aral-Syrdarya Basin Water Management. The Centre is expected to help introduce modern water management and sustainable development practices to the area... ()
OSCE holds training course in Azerbaijan on wildfire management
QABALA, Azerbaijan, 24 September 2012 – The OSCE Office in Baku and the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in co-operation with the Global Fire Monitoring Centre and Azerbaijan’s Emergency Situations Ministry launched today a two-day training course on fire management...
Inclusive and accountable governance helps make states secure, say OSCE forum participants in Prague
PRAGUE, 12 September 2012 - The concluding meeting of the 20th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, which is focusing on promoting security and stability through good governance, combating corruption, money laundering and terrorism financing, started in Prague today...