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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission supports strengthened dialogue between Serbia's security sector and journalists
Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BELGRADE, 6 October 2008- Eighteen journalists visited the Serbia's Security-Information Agency (BIA) offices in Belgrade today as part of an OSCE Mission-supported course on security sector reform...
OSCE Chairman condemns Georgia violence and calls for calm
Publishing date: 4 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 4 October 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, condemned today recent violent incidents in Georgia and called for calm.
OSCE Chairman condemns deadly attack on Turkish soldiers
Publishing date: 4 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 4 October 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, condemned today an attack in which 15 Turkish soldiers were killed in southeastern Turkey on Friday.
OSCE can help intensify regional dialogue and co-operation to help landlocked countries, official tells UN
Publishing date: 3 October 2008
NEW YORK, 3 October 2008- OSCE support for landlocked participating States that are striving to overcome transit transportation challenges contributes to global efforts in this area, said an OSCE official addressing a UN General Assembly meeting on...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports active citizenry in rural areas
Publishing date: 3 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 3 October 2008- Helping develop civil society in rural municipalities, including in former crisis regions, is the aim of a project launched in Skopje today...
Major gaps still divide Roma from mainstream populations across Europe, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 2 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 2 October 2008- Roma and Sinti populations continue to face discrimination and remain divided from mainstream society across Europe, says an OSCE report launched on the margins of the Organization's annual human rights conference in Warsaw...
Minority communities can serve as bridges between states, says OSCE High Commissioner
Publishing date: 2 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
BOLZANO/BOZEN, Italy, 2 October 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, launched a set of recommendations on national minorities in inter-State relations today in the capital of Italy's bilingual Bolzano/Bozen province...