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OSCE Centre supports series of parliamentary expert meetings on criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Three OSCE-supported expert meetings on specific aspects of criminal procedure and criminal executive legislation were held from 11 to 13 December 2013 in the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of Parliament of Kazakhstan.
Enhancing state assistance to victims of human trafficking in Ukraine discussed at OSCE-supported conference
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
DONETSK, Ukraine, 13 December 2013 – Practical recommendations on improving the efficiency of the state in helping victims of human trafficking are discussed at a conference that started today in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
Adapting to climate change in Dniester/Nistru River basin focus of meeting in Kyiv held by OSCE and UNECE
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
KYIV, 13 December 2013 – International co-operation in adapting to changing climate conditions in the Dniester/Nistru River basin is the focus of the 8th meeting of the Working Group on Flood Management and Climate Change Adaptation, organised under the auspices of the OSCE and the UN Economic Commission for Europe in Kyiv that today brings together representatives from Moldova and Ukraine...
Statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara on the occasion of Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2013
KYIV, 10 December 2013- On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara underlined today the important role the OSCE can play in fostering co-operation between participating States in building a community with the highest standards of respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms, and the rule of law...
OSCE trains educators and civil servants to teach human rights to Ukraine’s schoolchildren
Publishing date: 10 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights
Some thirty school teachers and civil servants were trained on methods in teaching human rights to young people at an event in Lviv, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) from 6 to 8 December 2013.
OSCE supports use of e-governance tools for administrative services in Ukraine
Publishing date: 10 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Good governance
Best practices in delivering administrative services by public authorities in Ukraine were the focus of an OSCE-supported conference that took place in Kyiv from 2 to 3 December 2013...
Protracted conflicts, human dimension issues, transnational threats and OSCE future perspectives amongst decisions at Kyiv Ministerial Meeting
Publishing date: 6 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
KYIV, 6 December 2013 – A commitment to address protracted conflicts, stronger OSCE work on energy and environment, increased efforts to address transnational threats, human dimension agreements on religious freedom and Roma, and a reaffirmation of the Helsinki +40 process to map the OSCE’s future path were amongst the results of the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council that concluded in Kyiv today...