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New OSCE Chairman urges solution of region's frozen conflicts, outlines other priorities for rest of year

Publishing date: 10 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 10 April 2008- The OSCE needs to focus on the issues where it can make a real difference, including solving the region's frozen conflicts, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, told the Permanent Council today...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo marks International Roma Day, urges full integration of minorities

Publishing date: 7 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Roma and Sinti
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 7 April 2008- The OSCE Mission called today for full integration of the Kosovo Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians into the Kosovo society...

OSCE's human rights chief urges governments to step up efforts to eradicate discrimination against Roma

Publishing date: 7 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 7 April 2008- On the occasion of International Roma Day on 8 April, the Director of the ODIHR called on governments and local authorities to step up efforts to eradicate discrimination of Roma and ensure their full participation in society...

OSCE Office supports training of civil servants on freedom of information

Publishing date: 28 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 28 March 2008- A project on freedom of information training for civil servant information officers, supported by the OSCE Office, was presented in Yerevan today...

International rights bodies call on politicians to lead fight against intolerance and discrimination

Publishing date: 18 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW/STRASBOURG/VIENNA, 18 March 2008- In a joint statement issued on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March, three leading human rights agencies call on political leaders to assume...

OSCE media freedom representative and partners call on Ukraine to further development of free media

Publishing date: 17 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
KYIV, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and representatives for the Council of Europe and the European Commission, called on Ukraine today to continue efforts to create a free press...

International Women's Day has special meaning for the OSCE, says Secretary General

Publishing date: 7 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 7 March 2008- International Women's Day provides a good opportunity to redouble efforts to achieve genuine equality between men and women, the OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, said today.