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Talks on Transdniestrian settlement result in agreement to promote human rights dialogue, foster links with civil society and media

Publishing date: 13 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 13 September 2012 – The latest round of official 5+2 talks towards a Transdniestrian settlement concluded in Vienna today...

OSCE Secretary General addresses CICA conference

Publishing date: 12 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretary General
ASTANA, 12 September 2012 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier participated in a meeting of foreign ministers of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures (CICA) today in Astana...

Inclusive and accountable governance helps make states secure, say OSCE forum participants in Prague

Publishing date: 12 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
PRAGUE, 12 September 2012- The concluding meeting of the 20th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, which is focusing on promoting security and stability through good governance, combating corruption, money laundering and terrorism financing, started in Prague today...

ODIHR holds annual trial monitoring meeting with OSCE field operations and NGOs in Istanbul

Publishing date: 10 September 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Representatives from OSCE field missions and NGOs shared experiences and exchanged good practices at the annual trial monitoring meeting held by ODIHR in Istanbul on 10 September 2012...

Head of OSCE Presence in Albania visits prison, appeals for better detention conditions

Publishing date: 7 September 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, paid a visit to the Zaharia prison in Kruja, on 7 September 2012, to assess the living conditions of the detained persons...

OSCE Centre in Astana head stresses OSCE support at Constitution Day conference

Publishing date: 3 September 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
The Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, Ambassador Natalia Zarudna, attended a two-day high-level conference in Kazakhstan on “Constitution: the foundation of social and state modernization,” which was held on 30 and 31 August 2012 in Astana...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities warns against demolishing ethnic-Georgian villages in South Ossetia

Publishing date: 22 August 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 22 August 2012 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek today asked the de-facto leadership of the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia to clarify a statement indicating that it plans to demolish ethnic-Georgian villages...