News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Kosovo Mission welcomes new leadership for local election operations body
Publishing date: 30 October 2003
PRISTINA, 30 October 2003- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today welcomed the approval by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Adnan Merovci and Bogoljub Staletovic as chief executive officer and his deputy, respectively, of its permanent Secretariat...
Expert workshop on alternative service organized in Armenia
Publishing date: 30 October 2003
YEREVAN, 30 October 2003- A draft law on alternative service was discussed during a workshop in Armenia's National Assembly on 28 and 29 October. The event was co-organized by the National Assembly, the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Council of Europe...
OSCE Mission encourages BiH entity on new conscientious objection instruction
Publishing date: 28 October 2003
SARAJEVO, 28 October 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina is encouraging the Federation BiH Minister of Defence to proceed rapidly with the implementation of a new instruction on conscientious objectors. Miroslav Nikolic, the...
OSCE Skopje Mission launches Ombudsperson media campaign
Publishing date: 24 October 2003
SKOPJE, 24 October 2003- An awareness-raising campaign aimed at bringing the Ombudsperson institution closer to the people through a series of media and promotional activities has been launched today in Skopje. "The Ombudsman is on your side...
OSCE-UNICEF youth camp aims to promote Tajik civil society
Publishing date: 24 October 2003
GARM, TAJIKISTAN, 24 October 2003- Forty young people from Tajikistan's Rasht region are attending a joint OSCE-UNICEF camp, which aims at fostering dialogue and participation of students in decision-making on key social, democratic and...
OSCE media watchdog presents book on media freedom and the Internet
Publishing date: 23 October 2003
VIENNA, 23 October 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has today presented the book "Spreading the Word on the Internet" at a meeting of the Organization's decision-making body, the Permanent Council. "With the...
OSCE Mission supports steps to improve Roma education in Kosovo
Publishing date: 23 October 2003
PRISTINA, 23 October 2003- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology today presented recommendations aiming to develop an education strategy for the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in Kosovo. Equal...