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OSCE rights chief calls for improved housing and living conditions for Roma

Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 5 April 2012 – Speaking ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April, the ODIHR Director, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, called today on governments and local authorities to redouble their efforts to improve housing and living conditions for Roma and Sinti in the OSCE area...

OSCE continues capacity building for national press services in Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Media freedom and development
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan held a new course for heads of press services of state ministries and agencies from 4 to 6 April 2012...

OSCE Mission calls on institutions in Kosovo to further integrate Roma community

Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Roma and Sinti
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 6 April 2012 – Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Edward P. Joseph issued the following statement today ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April:

OSCE Mission to Serbia marks international Roma day with call for inclusion

Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Roma and Sinti
BELGRADE, 5 April 2012 – Speaking today ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, offered his congratulations to the Roma community in Serbia and said that the Mission will continue to assist the Serbian Government’s efforts to implement policies in support of Roma integration...

OSCE Centre in Astana trains journalists to cover environmental issues

Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, 5 April 2012 – A two-day training course on environmental reporting for journalists began today in Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan. The course was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana together with the NGO MediaNet International Centre for Journalism, the Southern Kazakhstan Regional Administration, and the newly established Shymkent Aarhus Centre...

OSCE/ODIHR plans network of lawyers to improve access to justice for trafficking victims

Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Establishing an OSCE-wide network of legal practitioners to improve access to justice and effective remedies, including compensation, for trafficked persons was the focus of a meeting organized by ODIHR in Warsaw on 3 and 4 April 2012...

OSCE Mission to Skopje marks International Roma Day

Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Roma and Sinti
SKOPJE, 5 April 2012 – On the occasion of International Roma Day on 8 April, the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the local non-governmental organization Ambrela, held a workshop in Skopje today on increasing Roma integration in mainstream education through pre-school education...