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OSCE and IOM launch training manual on labour migration
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
A manual for trainers and migration experts produced jointly by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was launched on 10 February in Vienna.
OSCE active in case of sentenced Transdniestrian, Chairperson says
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
CHISINAU, 10 February 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said today that the Chairmanship is working and will continue to work actively in close co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Moldova through diplomatic channels on the case of Ilya Kazak, sentenced yesterday in Transdniestria on treason charges– and the related case of Ernest Vardanyan...
More resources for conflict prevention, increased engagement urgently needed in South Caucasus, EU Special Representative tells OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 10 February 2011 – The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, called for strengthened EU and OSCE engagement in the South Caucasus in a presentation to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...
OSCE Centre promotes efforts to integrate disabled women into society
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
ASTANA, 10 February 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Astana co-organized a high-level conference on gender equality and integration of women with disabilities into society that started in Astana today...
OSCE Special Representative calls on media to take an active role in raising awareness of modern-day slavery
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
MOSCOW, 9 February 2011- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, in a meeting at the Moscow Journalist Club in Moscow today, affirmed the important role of media professionals in strengthening anti-trafficking action...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator launches website for environmental education in Ukraine
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities, Education
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) has launched a website which offers secondary school teachers environmental education materials to promote the principles of sustainable development among young people in Ukraine...
OSCE Chairperson welcomes Ukraine's active role in Organization during visit to Kyiv
Publishing date: 9 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)