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UN Secretary-General addresses OSCE, appeals for restraint in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 8 April 2010- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for restraint in Kyrgyzstan, and announced that OSCE and UN special envoys would work closely together to facilitate the restoration of constitutional order in the country...
OSCE Office organizes discussions on ODIHR election recommendations
Publishing date: 7 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
BAKU, 8 April 2010- The OSCE Office in Baku is today launching a series of roundtable discussions with political parties and civil society to follow-up the recommendations by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2008.
OSCE Chairperson meets Moldovan government, Transdniestrian leadership, praises constructive efforts towards settlement process
Publishing date: 1 April 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 1 April 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, in meetings with the Moldovan government in Chisinau and the Transdniestrian leadership in Tiraspol today...
OSCE Chairperson discusses with Ukraine leadership shared priorities, deepening co-operation
Publishing date: 31 March 2010
Content type: Press release
KYIV, 31 March 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, discussed in Kyiv today key aspects of the dialogue on European security and ways of developing further co-operation...
OSCE Chairperson meets Belarus President, welcomes country's engagement in OSCE efforts to address new challenges, strengthen Organization
Publishing date: 30 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
MINSK, 30 March 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, said in Minsk today that Kazakhstan and Belarus were uniquely positioned to contribute to strengthening the Organization's work...
European human rights bodies call for decisive action against racism and xenophobia
Publishing date: 19 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
WARSAW, STRASBOURG, VIENNA, 19 March 2010- In a joint statement ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Council of Europe's...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan reaching out to women voters
Publishing date: 16 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 16 March 2010- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan today organized a discussion between government officials and NGOs to assess the success of outreach campaigns targeting women as voters and women as candidates in the 28 February elections...