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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities meets new government in Ukraine, discusses integration and minority-related issues
Publishing date: 14 October 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier visited Ukraine on 9 and 10 October 2019. Zannier discussed the integration of Ukraine’s diverse society with Education and Science Minister Hanna Novosad and Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Volodymyr Borodianskyi. He also met with
Diversity management: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports development of training tool for the civil service in Ukraine
Publishing date: 5 August 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities announced on 5 August 2019 that it is supporting diversity training courses for civil servants in Ukraine over the coming years, as part of its commitment to assist OSCE states working to manage diversity. Integration is a process that
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Ukraine, discusses minority issues in Kyiv and assesses inter-ethnic relations in Kherson region
Publishing date: 14 September 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Lamberto Zannier, visited Ukraine from 11 to 14 September 2018, as a follow-up to his previous visits to Kyiv in December 2017 and the Zakarpattia region in February 2018. During the meetings with the Government and the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities calls for a balanced and inclusive policy to accommodate the diversity of society during meeting with Ukraine government representative
Publishing date: 27 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Lamberto Zannier, met with Vasyl Bodnar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on 27 September in The Hague. They discussed matters related to interethnic relations in Ukraine and Ukraine’s bilateral relations with its neighbours...
On International Mother Language Day, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities underlines nexus between linguistic rights and conflict prevention
Publishing date: 21 February 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
THE HAGUE, 21 February 2018 – Embracing linguistic and cultural diversity alongside multilingualism and societal cohesion is a driver for peace, mutual understanding and friendly relations among peoples and states, said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier in the following statement to mark International Mother Language Day.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities assesses inter-ethnic relations and education issues in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region
Publishing date: 8 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier visited Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region from 5 to 7 February 2018 to assess inter-ethnic relations in the region. His visit to this western region of Ukraine was a follow-up to his trip to Kyiv in December 2017...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses language law and other national minority issues in Ukraine
Publishing date: 13 December 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier visited Ukraine from 11 to 13 December 2017 to discuss issues related to national minorities and discuss opportunities for the HCNM and the government to work together on promoting diversity in different policy areas. In Kyiv,