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OSCE forum in Kyiv to discuss strategies for increasing women's participation in political life
Publishing date: 5 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
KYIV, 5 June 2008- A two-day OSCE forum for elected women councillors from local councils of Ukraine will open in Kyiv tomorrow...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator encourages dialogue, co-operation between Ukraine's Constitutional Court, government and international legal community
Publishing date: 21 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 21 May 2008- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Lubomir Kopaj, called for better dialogue and co-operation between the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the government and the international legal community at a recent conference...
OSCE Mission to Moldova conducts seminar on economic and environmental confidence-building measures
Publishing date: 15 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ODESSA, 15 April 2008- Officials and experts from the Republic of Moldova and the Transdniestrian region addressed common economic and environmental concerns today at a seminar organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in the Ukrainian city of Odessa...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator trains Ukrainian judiciary to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 7 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 7 April 2008- Helping the Ukrainian judiciary handle cases of human trafficking, prosecute the perpetrators and help ensure the victims' rights is the focus of a training course that started in the Ukrainian capital today...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Irish government move to decriminalize libel
Publishing date: 19 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 19 March 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, welcomed today a decision by the Irish Justice Minister, Brian Lenihan, to fully abolish criminal libel...
OSCE media freedom representative and partners call on Ukraine to further development of free media
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
KYIV, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and representatives for the Council of Europe and the European Commission, called on Ukraine today to continue efforts to create a free press...
Informal meeting on Transdniestran settlement process fruitful, OSCE Chairman's envoy says
Publishing date: 14 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 14 March 2008- OSCE Chairmanship efforts to restart negotiations on the Transdniestran settlement process have begun with fruitful discussions held during informal consultations, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's special envoy...