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Local government reform of utmost importance, says Head of OSCE Kosovo Mission

Publishing date: 22 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
PRISTINA, 22 July 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today welcomed the signing of Administrative Direction No. 2005/11 on Pilot Projects by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Soren Jessen-Petersen, calling it a step which will bring...

OSCE Office commemorates National Press Day in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 22 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
BAKU, 22 July 2005- Congratulating the Azerbaijani media on the occasion of the 130th National Press Day, the OSCE Office in Baku today underlined the importance of a free media environment for the democratic future of Azerbaijan. "Much has to be...

OSCE Mission Head welcomes decision to create human rights cells in Kosovo ministries

Publishing date: 22 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 22 July 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Wnendt, welcomed today's decision by Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi to create Human Rights Cells in each of the ministries in the executive branch of the Provisional...

OSCE field office boosts job prospects for young people in southern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 21 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
OSH, 21 July 2005- Twenty young unemployed people from the southern city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan today started a training workshop aimed at improving their job opportunities or prospects for further study. "Young people in the south are often well...

OSCE Chairman calls for Partnership for Prosperity in OSCE region

Publishing date: 20 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Economic activities
VIENNA, 20 July 2005- OSCE Chairman Dimitrij Rupel called on Wednesday for a "Partnership for Prosperity" to boost economic development in the post-communist countries of the OSCE region. At a conference marking the Helsinki Final Act's 30th...

OSCE Office in Yerevan awards public radio program

Publishing date: 19 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 19 July 2005- The "Radiolur" ("Radio news") programme of Armenian Public Radio was yesterday awarded by the OSCE Office in Yerevan for efficient, objective and diverse news broadcasting. Presenting the award...

OSCE media freedom office trains government press secretaries and journalists in Baku

Publishing date: 18 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
BAKU, 18 July 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Mahmud Mammad-Quliyev, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, today opened a three-day training seminar for 27 governmental press secretaries and local journalists.