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OSCE holds seminar on fighting customs corruption in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 6 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
ASTANA, 6 May 2009- A two-day seminar for Kazakh customs and law enforcement officials to discuss strategic anti-corruption methods and international good practices in this field ended in Astana today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports training for civil society organizations
Publishing date: 6 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization
TASHKENT, 6 May 2009- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan launched a series of training courses for civil society organizations today in co-operation with a local non-governmental organization, the Institute for Study of Civil Society...
OSCE Office organizes Armenian Ombudsman visit to France
Publishing date: 5 May 2009
YEREVAN, 5 May 2009- A two-day visit of Armenia's Ombudsman, Armen Harutyunyan, to the French Ombudsman institution, organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan with the French Embassy in Armenia, finished today...
OSCE can bring 'added value' to dialogue on European security challenges, says Romanian foreign minister
Publishing date: 30 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 30 April 2009- The OSCE has a critical role to play in promoting democratization and building confidence to address regional challenges, Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu told the OSCE's Permanent Council today...
Environmental lecture, tree planting in Yerevan mark Earth Day in event supported by OSCE Office
Publishing date: 22 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 22 April 2009- The Head of the OSCE Office inYerevan, Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, highlighted the links between environment and security today in a lecture delivered to mark Earth Day...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan holds training courses on human rights for regional officials
Publishing date: 20 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education
TERMEZ, Uzbekistan, 20 April 2009- A series of training courses on the theory and international standards of human rights, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, began today in Termez, a city in the southern Surkhandarya region...
OSCE Centre supports public-private partnership conference to combat terrorism threat in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Countering terrorism
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 April, 2009- An OSCE Centre-supported conference on how co-operation in public-private partnerships can contribute to the fight against terrorism gathered more than 80 state, civil society and business officials for two days...