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Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo visits Strpce/Shterpce

Publishing date: 18 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 18 July 2003- Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today visited the Strpce/Shterpce municipality, where he met Kosovo Albanian returnees and inaugurated the refurbished Municipal Assembly hall. In the villages...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office says continued dialogue needed in Central Asia

Publishing date: 17 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development
THE HAGUE, 17 July 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, returned from a five-day visit to Central Asia convinced that there is no alternative to continued dialogue with the Central Asian...

OSCE Skopje Mission supports creation of trial observation network

Publishing date: 15 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Human rights
SKOPJE, 15 July 2003- A new trial observation programme, run by NGOs and supported by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, is aimed at restoring public confidence in the legal system and the judiciary. The project will highlight areas...

Kosovo Law Centre sets out future priorities

Publishing date: 10 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
PRISTINA, 10 July 2003- At the time when the local institutions are assuming new competencies, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo is continuing the process of handing over institutions to local ownership. The Kosovo Law Centre (KLC), established by...

OSCE sees progress on Croatia key laws, urges faster implementation

Publishing date: 8 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing
ZAGREB, 8 July 2003- A report on Croatia's fulfillment of its international commitments was outlined to the media today by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby. The 29-page report details progress in areas under...

OSCE Security Conference considers fresh options

Publishing date: 27 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation, Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 26 June 2003- The OSCE's first-ever Annual Security Review Conference closed yesterday with its main aim successfully met- that of identifying a range of practical options for the Organization to address the new threats and challenges to...

OSCE inaugurates Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna

Publishing date: 25 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 25 June 2003- Opening the OSCE's first-ever Annual Security Review Conference, Ambassador Daan Everts, Head of the OSCE Task Force of the Netherlands Chairmanship, called for the meeting to produce practical tasks and recommendations...