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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities says he is actively engaged on education issues in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 October 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier, on 9 October 2017, said he is actively engaged with the government of Ukraine on how best to accommodate the ethnic and linguistic diversity of society. The High Commissioner is paying particular attention to inter-ethnic
Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Ukrainian Culture Ministry organize conference on diversity in Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 June 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine organized a conference on “Integration with respect to diversity: legal standards and good practices from across the OSCE region” on 13 June 2017 in Odessa. Participants discussed two
Ukraine’s language policy and multilingual education discussed at HCNM-supported conference in Kyiv
Publishing date: 19 April 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine organized a conference on “Multilingual education in the OSCE region: experiences and perspectives for Ukraine” on 13 April 2017 in Kyiv. Opening the conference, Minister for
Second annual training seminar on multi-ethnic policing in Kazakhstan conducted by OSCE
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
Content type: Press release
What we do: Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
AKTOBE, Kazakhstan, 20 September 2016 – A three-day training seminar for law-enforcement officers on best practices and international standards in policing in multi-ethnic societies began today in Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses how to strengthen the inter-ethnic institutional framework in Ukraine
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
KYIV, 10 March 2016- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Ukrainian Parliament's Committee on Human Rights, National Minorities and Inter-ethnic Relations co-organized a roundtable discussion in Kyiv today on strengthening the institutional framework with regard to inter-ethnic relations in Ukraine and in the context of decentralization...
High Commissioner Thors, in address to OSCE Permanent Council, highlights participation of national minorities and role of education in conflict prevention
Publishing date: 19 November 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
In her statement to the Permanent Council on 19 November 2015, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors provided information on her institution’s activities since July 2015 highlighting its thematic work as well as the situation in Ukraine...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities assesses inter-ethnic situation in south-eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors visited Ukraine from 2 to 6 November 2015, including trips to Kyiv as well as Mariupol, where she assessed the inter-ethnic situation in south-eastern Ukraine. In Kyiv, Thors discussed the status of modernizing the institutional