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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE condemns trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 26 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 26 October 2000-- Government representatives from OSCE participating States yesterday condemned trafficking in human beings, and explored ways to combat this modern form of slavery...
Priorities set to counter drugs, trafficking and organized crime in Central Asia
Publishing date: 20 October 2000
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
TASHKENT, 20 October 2000- At an international conference on enhancing regional security and stability, the five Central Asian countries endorsed a document...
Ballot counting procedures for 28 October elections in Kosovo
Publishing date: 20 October 2000
PRISTINA, 20 October 2000-- In any democratic election, ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of the ballot-counting process is as important as providing people with the opportunity to vote.
OSCE invites Yugoslavia to join as participating State
Publishing date: 19 October 2000
VIENNA, 19 October 2000-- An official invitation has been extended to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to join the Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe...
Meeting on property issues in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 17 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed), OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ZAGREB, 17 October, 2000-- On 16 and 17 October the OSCE Mission to Croatia hosted a meeting of property experts from OSCE missions and offices in South-Eastern Europe...
Largest all-European human rights conference opens
Publishing date: 17 October 2000
Content type: Press release
WARSAW, 17 October 2000- Government representatives from 54 OSCE participating States, human rights experts, and more than 150 international and non-governmental organizations gathered today in Warsaw...
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Belarus elections
Publishing date: 17 October 2000
VIENNA, 17 October 2000-- The following statement regarding the Belarus parliamentary elections was issued by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Ferrero-Waldner.