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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office helps develop renewable energy resources in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 17 July 2009- A presentation on the OSCE Office in Yerevan's work to help introduce and develop Clean Development Mechanisms in Armenia's Syunik region was held today in Yerevan...
Customs officials complete OSCE training in Ashgabat
Publishing date: 17 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 17 July 2009- A four-week OSCE-sponsored training course for Turkmenistan Customs Officials on customs risk assessment, profiling, targeting, selection and search techniques concluded in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine completes series of anti-trafficking training courses for police
Publishing date: 16 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 16 July 2009- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine completed a series of regional training courses for local police on combating trafficking in human beings today...
OSCE Chairperson strongly condemns killing of Russian journalist and human rights defender Natalia Estemirova
Publishing date: 16 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights
ATHENS, 16 July 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, expressed profound shock today about the killing of Russian journalist and human rights defender Natalia Estemirova.
OSCE Centre supports international Ombudspersons conference
Publishing date: 16 July 2009
CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, 16 July 2009- An international human rights conference opened today in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan with support from the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre supports institutions dealing with individual complaints
Publishing date: 16 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 16 July 2009- Participants in a seminar organized today by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat discussed how to promote the role of National Human Rights Institutions in dealing with human rights complaints...
OSCE supports Central Asia workshop on seizing and recovering organized crime proceeds
Publishing date: 14 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
ALMATY, 14 July 2009- A workshop to discuss how Central Asian law enforcement agencies can co-operate more effectively to seize and recover the illegal proceeds of organized crime, corruption and money laundering started in Almaty today...