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OSCE/ODIHR issues final reports on elections in Georgia and Russia

Publishing date: 30 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 30 January 2004- The OSCE's elections body, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has issued the final reports on last year's parliamentary elections in Georgia and the Russian Federation...

OSCE holds training to help women in Uzbekistan advance their leadership skills

Publishing date: 30 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 30 January 2004- A course in Women's Leadership Training opened today in the capital of Uzbekistan. It is organised by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent and...

OSCE conference to focus on criminal justice reform in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 20 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization
WARSAW/BISHKEK, 20 January 2004- The reform of Kyrgyzstan's criminal justice system will top the agenda of an international conference taking place in the country's capital, Bishkek, from 22 to 24 January...

Former OSCE Media Representative receives Germany's Order of Merit

Publishing date: 13 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 13 January 2004- The former OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany from President Johannes Rau. The award honoured Duve's...

OSCE Yerevan seminar addresses importance of education for sustainable development

Publishing date: 23 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
YEREVAN, 23 December 2003- A two-day seminar on the relationship between education and sustainable development, held by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and partner organizations, opened in the Armenian capital yesterday. "Development aimed at economic...

State Duma elections well organized but failed to meet many international standards

Publishing date: 8 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
MOSCOW, 8 December 2003- The State Duma elections on 7 December failed to meet many OSCE and Council of Europe commitments, calling into question Russia's willingness to move towards European standards for democratic elections, concludes the...

OSCE foreign ministers' meeting begins with focus on terrorism and human trafficking

Publishing date: 1 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
MAASTRICHT, 1 December 2003- Foreign ministers from the 55 OSCE participating States gathered in Maastricht on Monday for their annual Ministerial Council, which will focus on threats to security and stability in the 21st century. The two-day...