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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls for regional co-operation to prevent risk of statelessness
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, called for OSCE participating States to remain committed to tackling the risks of statelessness by addressing the lack of registration and civil documentation in South-Eastern Europe, speaking before the OSCE Permanent Council on 17 November 2011...
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...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits NDC Skopje, winner of 2011 Max van der Stoel Award
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited the Rajko Zinzifov primary school in the Čair municipality of Skopje on 20 October 2011...
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...
OSCE Mission concerned with human rights situation of Kosovo Croat community in Viti/Vitina
Violations of property rights, a poor socio-economic situation, security concerns and a lack of participation in public affairs are some of the pressing issues affecting the Kosovo Croat community in Viti/Vitina municipality, concludes an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report published on 10 October 2011. ()
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... ()
ODIHR, IOM host roundtable meeting on the integration of migrants in Ukraine
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) hosted a roundtable meeting on 13 July 2011 on the integration of migrants in Ukraine. The 50 participants from the Ukrainian government, civil society and international organizations discussed how to resolve the challenges related to the integration of migrants in the country...