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OSCE Chairman says OSCE must do its utmost for the safety of civilians in and around South Ossetia

Publishing date: 13 August 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 13 August 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, voiced grave concern today about the safety of civilians in and around the South Ossetia conflict area...

OSCE Special Envoy to hold talks with leaders in Moldova as part of Transdniestrian settlement

Publishing date: 21 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 21 July 2008- The Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, is in Moldova today to hold talks with President Vladimir Voronin. A meeting with Transdniestrian leader Igor Smirnov has been requested...

International co-operation to fight drug trafficking focus of OSCE experts meeting

Publishing date: 17 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
VIENNA, 17 July 2008- How international co-operation can make the fight against trafficking in illicit drugs and chemical precursors more effective is the focus of a two-day OSCE expert conference that began today in Vienna...

Military officials release 500 balloons to mark milestone in Open Skies treaty

Publishing date: 14 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Open Skies Consultative Commission
VIENNA, 14 July 2008- Military officials from the countries that are part of the Open Skies Treaty released 500 balloons today in Vienna to commemorate the approaching 500th flight under the treaty, which was negotiated under OSCE auspices...

OSCE human rights body launches teaching material on anti-Semitism for German schools

Publishing date: 3 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BERLIN, 3 June 2008- A German version of new teaching materials on anti-Semitism was launched yesterday in Berlin by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and...

OSCE Centre, Tajik Presidential administration chair discussion on labour migration

Publishing date: 16 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 16 May 2008- Issues of labour migration and ways to improve the situation of labour migrants abroad were the focus of a Social Partnership Club roundtable discussion today, hosted by the OSCE Centre and the Public Council of Tajikistan...

Public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina faces multiple threats, warns OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 9 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
SARAJEVO, 9 May 2008- The future of public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina is under threat and urgent action is needed, said Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, at a conference in Sarajevo which ended yesterday.