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Need for multidimensional approach to sustainable energy focus of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 7 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 7 February 2011 – Sustainable energy, energy security and OSCE support are being discussed at the first preparatory meeting of this year’s Economic and Environmental Forum, which started in Vienna today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek holds third in a series of training courses for Afghan customs officers
Publishing date: 24 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Border management
BISHKEK, 24 January 2011 – A five-week training course for customs officers from Afghanistan, organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Training Centre of the Kyrgyzstan’s State Customs Service, started in Bishkek today...
OSCE presents study on migration data in Dushanbe, discusses steps to harmonize data collection
Publishing date: 20 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Economic activities
DUSHANBE, 20 January 2011 – The preliminary findings and recommendations from an assessment of Tajikistan's collection of migration data by the OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) were presented to policymakers and data users at a meeting in Dushanbe today...
New OSCE Chairperson calls for joint commitment to resolve existing conflicts in a peaceful and negotiated manner
Publishing date: 13 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 13 January 2011 – The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, urged the Organization's participating States to focus on resolving existing conflicts and achieving concrete progress in addressing transnational threats and safeguarding fundamental freedoms in his inaugural address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports reintegration of repatriated persons
Publishing date: 11 January 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 12 January 2011 – A new booklet presented by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today informs about mechanisms at the central and local level to support for repatriated persons in Kosovo...
OSCE Mission issues report on condition of Kosovo detention facilities
Publishing date: 28 December 2010
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 29 December 2010- Living conditions in Kosovo's detentions facilities are satisfactory, but some outstanding issues still need to be addressed by relevant institutions, according to a report released today by the OSCE Mission...
OSCE Centre supports journalism education in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 23 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities, Education