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OSCE helps implement local self-governance reform in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance
ASTANA, 13 December 2013 – Good governance at the local level was the main topic of a two-day event which concluded today in Astana.

Significant progress achieved in BiH’s compliance with its international politico-military commitments, says Head of OSCE Mission

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Arms control
The 6th Review Conference on BiH’s compliance with the OSCE and UN security commit-ments in the politico-military field was held in Sarajevo in the beginning of December, and its conclusions were released on 12 December 2013...

OSCE PA delegation arrives in Turkmenistan ahead of parliamentary elections

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ASHGABAT, 13 December 2013 – An OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation of observers began arriving today in Turkmenistan ahead of parliamentary elections in the country on 15 December.

Enhancing state assistance to victims of human trafficking in Ukraine discussed at OSCE-supported conference

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
DONETSK, Ukraine, 13 December 2013 – Practical recommendations on improving the efficiency of the state in helping victims of human trafficking are discussed at a conference that started today in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...

Germany’s elections held under effective legal framework, says OSCE/ODIHR final report, recommends improving political party and campaign finance rules

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Germany’s parliamentary elections on 22 September 2013 were held under a legal framework that provided a solid basis for the conduct of democratic elections, but more can be done to improve the regulation of political party and campaign finance, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...

Adapting to climate change in Dniester/Nistru River basin focus of meeting in Kyiv held by OSCE and UNECE

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
KYIV, 13 December 2013 – International co-operation in adapting to changing climate conditions in the Dniester/Nistru River basin is the focus of the 8th meeting of the Working Group on Flood Management and Climate Change Adaptation, organised under the auspices of the OSCE and the UN Economic Commission for Europe in Kyiv that today brings together representatives from Moldova and Ukraine...

OSCE Office in Baku supports the integration of energy efficiency provisions in public buildings

Publishing date: 13 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
BAKU, 13 December 2013- Policy guidelines on the integration of energy efficiency provisions in public procurement is the main topic of a conference organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and the Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) under the President of Azerbaijan...