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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE group pays three-day visit to Croatia
Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)- OSCE officials are visiting Croatia, from 22 to 24 October, to gain a first-hand impression of a number of war-affected areas in the country where the OSCE has offices. The OSCE Mission to Croatia is hosting the visit...
Witness and victim protection working group established in Ukraine
Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator, in co-operation with ODIHR, has launched a project aimed at protecting witnesses and victims of human trafficking and organized crime in Ukraine.
A unique opportunity for Uzbekistan, says OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
TASHKENT, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)-- "Uzbekistan has a unique opportunity to change its destiny. By deciding to take part in the broad coalition against terrorism, it has moved one step further towards its integration with the wider world...
OSCE monitors police redeployment in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The redeployment of Macedonian police into areas affected by this year's crisis saw a successful start today. Ethnically mixed police patrols, accompanied by OSCE police advisors entered the five 'pilot' villages
OSCE Kosovo Mission strongly condemns 19 October Skenderaj murders
Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo expresses its deep concern over the attack which took place last Friday night, 19 October, near Skenderaj, in which two people were killed and another seriously wounded...
OSCE seeks to improve protection of human rights defenders
Publishing date: 22 October 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA, 22 October 2001 (OSCE)- At a special two-day OSCE meeting which opened today, more than 150 government representatives, international experts and human rights activists from 55 OSCE countries are discussing ways...
First group of multi-ethnic police officers graduates in Serbia
Publishing date: 19 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Policing
MITROVO POLJE, 19 October 2001 (OSCE)- The first group of OSCE-trained multi-ethnic police officers received this week their graduation papers in Mitrovo Polje, Serbia. The 97 police officers, 34 Serbs and 63 ethnic Albanians that will...