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The OSCE identifies and seeks early resolution of ethnic tensions that might endanger peace or stability. It promotes the rights of national minorities and pays particular attention to the situation of Roma and Sinti.

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek meets with pupils of the theoretical lyceum Alexandru Cel Bun in Bender, a city under Transdniestrian control. The lyceum is one of the schools in Moldova teaching in the Latin script.

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Moldova to discuss integration and education issues

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek visited Moldova from 19 to 21 November 2012, where he presented his recently launched Ljubljana Guidelines on Integration of Diverse Societies and discussed co-operation with the Government to develop a comprehensive integration strategy...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports equitable representation in public administration

The OSCE Mission to Skopje, along with the Ministry of Information Society and Administration and a joint initiative of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Union SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) organized an international seminar on merit recruitment and equitable representation of ethnic groups in public administration on 14 and 15 November 2012 in Ohrid...
Adam Kobieracki, Director of the OSCE's Conflict Prevention Centre, addresses journalists at a press conference where he presented an OSCE Mission report on tackling hate crimes, Sarajevo, 13 November 2012.

OSCE Mission report highlights need to tackle hate crimes to promote security and build cohesive society in Bosnia and Herzegovina

SARAJEVO, 13 November 2012 – Bias-motivated crimes send a strong message of intolerance and prejudice towards victims and their communities, can increase tensions in society, and must not be ignored, said Adam Kobieracki, the Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, presenting in Sarajevo today an OSCE Mission report on tackling hate crimes...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports efforts to protect minority rights

SKOPJE, 18 October 2012 – The efforts and challenges faced in implementing and protecting minority rights in the Balkans are the focus of an OSCE-supported regional conference that started in Skopje today...
L-r: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek (HCNM) and Stéphanie Marsal, HCNM Senior Advisor, meet with Komárno Deputy Mayor Béla Szabó and Mayor Anton Marek, Komárno, 9 October 2012.

OSCE High Commissioner discusses national minority issues in Hungary and Slovakia

The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Hungary and Slovakia from 8 to 11 October 2012 to discuss bilateral issues between the two countries related to national minority matters, including citizenship...
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