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Statement of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, on Presidential Election in Georgia
Publishing date: 29 October 2013
KYIV, 29 October 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara welcomed the democratic conduct of the presidential election in Georgia that took place on 27 October 2013...
OSCE educates schoolchildren about threats of unsafe military ammunition ahead of autumn vacations in Ukraine
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Youth
As schoolchildren in Ukraine prepare to start their autumn vacations on 28 October 2013, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) helped the State Emergency Service of Ukraine to conduct awareness-raising lessons on the dangers of unsafe military ammunition...
Border officials from 18 countries trained at OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 25 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
DUSHANBE, 25 October 2013 – Today the closing ceremony of the 9th Staff Course for border officials from 18 countries was held at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe...
ODIHR supports strengthening regional co-operation among anti-trafficking lawyers
Publishing date: 24 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Lawyers and legal practitioners from six countries gathered to share good practices in providing accessible and effective legal assistance to trafficked persons, during a regional seminar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Istanbul on 23 and 24 October 2013...
Energy security and sustainability in the OSCE region focus of high-level OSCE conference in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 17 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
ASHGABAT, 17 October 2013 – Development of the robust and reliable energy sector, stable transit of energy, promotion of sustainable energy solutions and energy efficiency are key topics of a high-level conference organized by the Ukraine’s OSCE Chairmanship and the Government of Turkmenistan that started in Ashgabat today...
OSCE helps Ukraine enhance radiation control at borders
Publishing date: 16 October 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Border management
Two new reference publications on radiological control developed with the help of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine were presented to Ukraine’s State Environmental Inspectorate on 15 October 2013...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Publishing date: 12 October 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TASHKENT, 11 October 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara welcomed today a decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for its contribution to reducing and eliminating the chemical weapons throughout the world...