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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Organization of American States Secretary General stresses need for strengthened regional co-operation in address to OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 27 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 28 October 2010- Jose Miguel Insulza, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council today stressed the importance of strengthened co-operation in addressing security challenges...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains officials on confidence-building in water management
Publishing date: 26 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, October 26, 2010- Principles for sharing water resources, best practices in river basin management and tools to prevent and solve conflicts involving water are the focus of a workshop starting today at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE Mission to Serbia helps interior ministry fight drug abuse
Publishing date: 26 October 2010
BELGRADE, 26 October 2010- A three-day training course for selected police officers from Serbia's Interior Ministry on identifying signs and symptoms of drug abuse, sponsored by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, started today...
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje trains civil servants on public administration reform
Publishing date: 20 October 2010
SKOPJE, 20 October 2010- Newly-recruited civil servants from state institutions will be trained on equitable representation and public administration reform as part of an OSCE-supported project, launched in Skopje today...
OSCE Review Conference discusses ways to adapt OSCE economic and environmental dimension to new challenges, ensure sustainable development and growth
Publishing date: 19 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
VIENNA, 19 October 2010- The importance of economic and environmental fields in the times of crisis, strengthening co-operation, and addressing cross-dimensional challenges to enhance security in the OSCE region are among the themes for discussion...
OSCE Office promotes economic empowerment of women with meeting in south-eastern Belarus
Publishing date: 19 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Gender equality
HOMEL, Belarus, 19 October 2010- An OSCE-supported roundtable meeting that aims to promote economic empowerment in Belarus was held today in Homel, a city in south-eastern Belarus...
Mediterranean perspective in focus at OSCE meeting on future of European security
Publishing date: 14 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VALLETTA, 14 October 2010- The OSCE participating States and their Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation work together to consolidate security, the OSCE Permanent Council Chairperson Kairat Abdrakhmanov said at the OSCE Mediterranean Conference today.