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Co-operation needed to combat drug trafficking, director of Central Asian co-ordination centre tells OSCE

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- International co-operation and co-ordination is crucial to combat drug trafficking, the head of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre (CARICC) told the OSCE Permanent Council today...

Youth in focus of OSCE Centre in Bishkek conflict prevention work

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Education, Policing
BISHKEK, 18 November, 2010- A police training seminar and a youth football tournament that started today illustrate the role youth play in conflict prevention efforts, said the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere...

OSCE human rights chief urges Ukraine to safeguard previous achievements in holding democratic elections

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 18 November 2010- During a visit to Kyiv today, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), called on the Ukrainian authorities to safeguard and consolidate the improvements...

Financing solutions for road and rail transport infrastructure in focus at OSCE-supported conference in Vienna

Publishing date: 17 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
VIENNA, 17 November 2010- Government ministers, international officials, policy makers and experts discussed solutions to financing of road and rail transport infrastructure in the wake of the financial crisis in an OSCE-supported conference...

National contact points on combating hate crime meet in Warsaw

Publishing date: 16 November 2010
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
ODIHR's third annual meeting for its network of national contact points on combating hate crime got under way in Warsaw on 16 November, International Day of Tolerance.

Guarantees, confidence measures and freedom of movement in focus of OSCE-supported '5+2' talks on Transdniestrian settlement

Publishing date: 16 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 16 November 2010- The development of a system of guarantees, promotion of confidence-building measures and freedom of movement were discussed during an informal "5+2" meeting on the Transdniestrian settlement held in Kyiv today...

OSCE Office supports events involving socially disadvantaged children from Armenia

Publishing date: 16 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Education
YEREVAN, 16 November 2010- Winners of OSCE-supported painting and essay contests for children were announced today at an event marking the International Tolerance day.