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OSCE welcomes opening of multilingual university department in south Serbia
BUJANOVAC, Serbia, 28 October 2011 – The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Dimitrios Kypreos, today attended the opening of the first multilingual and multi-ethnic university department in Bujanovac...
Nansen Dialogue Centre Skopje wins Max van der Stoel Award 2011
THE HAGUE, 24 October 2011 – The International Jury of the Max van der Stoel Award today awarded its 2011 prize to the Nansen Dialogue Centre Skopje (NDC Skopje) for its outstanding work to promote integrated education and improve co-operation between ethnic communities...
Nansen Dialogue Centre Skopje to receive 2011 Max van der Stoel Award
THE HAGUE, 11 October 2011 – The Nansen Dialogue Centre Skopje will receive the 2011 Max van der Stoel Award at a ceremony on Monday, 24 October in The Hague...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities warns against rise of anti-Roma violence and extreme nationalism in Europe
THE HAGUE, 10 October 2011 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek issued the following statement today...
Statement by the Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia on developments in South Serbia
BELGRADE, 8 September 2011 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, made the following statement today... ()
OSCE and UN promote dialogue on ethnic minorities in Central Asia
BISHKEK, 21 June 2011 - A two-day regional conference on the rights of minorities started in Bishkek today. The conference is organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Central Asian Regional Representation of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia... ()
OSCE presents report on improving bank support for sustainable use of remittances in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 17 May 2011 – Remittances from labour migrants amount to some one billion USD annually, and commercial banks in Kyrgyzstan can do more to attract remittances and thus support the country’s economy, according to an OSCE-sponsored report that was presented to representatives of local banks and state bodies today... ()