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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE roundtable in Tajikistan highlights impact of education on stability
Publishing date: 1 June 2004
DUSHANBE, 1 June 2004- The impact of education on security, stability and reducing poverty was the focus of a roundtable held yesterday in the Tajik capital. More than 70 representatives of political parties, NGOs, national minorities, teachers...
OSCE Mission in Belgrade helps students learn about work of parliament
Publishing date: 27 May 2004
BELGRADE, 27 May 2004- The Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro will hold a special session for some 60 students to help them understand the structure, role and procedures of parliament...
OSCE Centre holds seminar on economy and environment in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 May 2004
ASHGABAD, 26 May 2004- A seminar on the national economy and the environment is being held in the capital of Turkmenistan on 25 and 26 May. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Centre...
Ambassadors sign agreements worth 790,000 euros for OSCE's mine action in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 25 May 2004
DUSHANBE, 25 May 2004- Agreements to provide support worth 790,000 euros to the OSCE's first mine action in Tajikistan were signed during a visit to this Central Asian state by five ambassadors to the OSCE. The funding will be used to establish, train...
Kosovo's institutions face many human rights challenges, says report by OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 25 May 2004
PRISTINA, 25 May 2004- A new human rights report from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, issued today, shows that the March 17-19 violence further complicated the situation for Kosovo's smaller communities...
OSCE Office assists in prison reform in Armenia
Publishing date: 24 May 2004
YEREVAN, 24 May 2004- Computers and specially developed software, handed over today to the Criminal Executive Department of the Ministry of Justice by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, will help social rehabilitation programmes in Armenian prisons. The...
OSCE Centre helps women in Kurghon-Teppa acquire new skills
Publishing date: 20 May 2004
KURGHON-TEPPA, Tajikistan, 20 May 2004- A centre for women, which will offer free psychological and legal consultations, information on human rights, and a number of training courses, opened this week in Kurghon-Teppa, Tajikistan...