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OSCE publishes human trafficking report on Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 26 February 2015
The Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings today, on 26 February 2015, issued an official country visit report on the Republic of Uzbekistan, following an official country visit carried out by her Office...
OSCE convenes first workshop in Central Asia on countering phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 26 February 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Countering terrorism
DUSHANBE, 26 February 2015 – A three-day expert workshop on promoting regional co-operation in Central Asia and effective responses to the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters, concluded today in Dushanbe...
OSCE trains judges from South Caucasus and Eastern Europe on environmental issues
Publishing date: 20 February 2015
A regional workshop on access to justice in environmental matters was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities in Tbilisi, Georgia on 19-20 February 2015...
OSCE Secretary General addresses White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
Publishing date: 20 February 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
The OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security, which embraces human rights and democracy, economics and environment as well as politico-military security, offers a powerful antidote to violent extremism, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier told high-level officials from around the world at the Ministerial Meeting of the White House Countering Violent Extremism Summit in Washington, DC, on 19 February 2015...
OSCE Secretary General concludes visit to Ukraine
Publishing date: 18 February 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On 13 February 2015 the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier concluded a three-day working visit to Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk. During the visit, Zannier held meetings with government officials, representatives of the regional administration and civil society. In Dnipropetrovsk, he visited the Centre for internally displaced persons (IDPs), to which he handed over a donation of 20,000 Euros from the OSCE charity fund...
Joint Statement by the OSCE Secretary General and the OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine on the implementation of the Minsk package
Publishing date: 13 February 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 13 February 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and Head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Ertugrul Apakan today issued a joint statement in Kyiv on the implementation of the Minsk package of measures agreed yesterday by the Trilateral Contact Group...
OSCE Special Representative encourages enhanced co-operation with Commonwealth of Independent States in fight against human trafficking
Publishing date: 11 February 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
MOSCOW, 11 February 2015 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, at the conclusion of a three-day visit to Moscow today announced plans to intensify co-operation with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).