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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
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...
OSCE Mission to Serbia organizes workshop on witness collaborators
Publishing date: 29 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 29 May 2008- A workshop on witness collaborators as a tool for tackling organized crime groups was held today by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE course helps Serbian and Montenegrin border services learn to identify false documents and stolen cars
Publishing date: 29 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Border management
BELGRADE, 29 May 2008- Spotting false documents and stolen cars was the focus of a four-day course organized jointly by the OSCE Missions to Serbia and Montenegro that ended today...