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OSCE Chairman discusses situation in Georgia with country's Foreign Minister

Publishing date: 30 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 30 May 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, met the Georgian Foreign Minister in Helsinki today to discuss the situation in the Georgian conflict regions and OSCE activities in the country...

OSCE Baku Office holds discussion on role of broadcast media in elections

Publishing date: 30 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development
BAKU, 30 May 2008- The role of broadcast media in covering democratic elections was the focus of a roundtable discussion in Baku today...

OSCE Mission to Skopje offers handbook on education decentralization

Publishing date: 30 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 30 May 2008- The OSCE Mission to Skopje marked the completion of a two-year initiative to support decentralization of education today with the presentation of an updated handbook on legislation and recommendations on its implementation...

ODIHR publishes final assessment on Armenia's presidential election

Publishing date: 30 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
WARSAW, 30 May 2008- The pre-election and voting period of Armenia's presidential election was conducted in a manner that mostly met OSCE commitments, but problems arose, notably after the vote, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions...

OSCE Centre in Ashgabad helps train border security officials on checkpoint and x-ray interpretation

Publishing date: 30 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Arms control, Economic activities, Border management, Education
ASHGABAD, 30 May 2008- How to spot prohibited items at security checks was the focus of a two-week checkpoint and x-ray interpretation instructor course that concluded today in Ashgabad...

OSCE Centre supports Kazakhstan to improve migration governance

Publishing date: 29 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Migration
ALMATY, 29 May 2008- How to improve labour migration management and policies in Kazakhstan as a destination country for migrants is the focus of a two-day international conference organized by the OSCE Centre that started in Almaty today...

OSCE meeting starts with call for stronger institutions to tackle discrimination

Publishing date: 29 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 29 May 2008- An OSCE meeting on combating racism and xenophobia opened today in Vienna with a call for establishing and strengthening national institutions against discrimination...