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OSCE Seminar discusses environmental and health risks from industries in Ferghana valley

Publishing date: 8 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Environmental activities
CORTONA, ITALY, 8 April 2005- Ways of evaluating the environmental and health risks from industrial installations in the Ferghana Valley were discussed at a seminar that ended today in Cortona. The five-day event, organized by the OSCE, assessed the...

OSCE Magazine focuses on changes in Ukraine, challenges facing Slovenian Chairmanship

Publishing date: 4 April 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 4 April 2005- An insider's account of the dramatic events behind the scenes during the recent political crisis in Ukraine and an overview of the first hectic months of Slovenia's OSCE Chairmanship are the lead items in the latest OSCE Magazine...

All OSCE countries affected by child trafficking, experts say

Publishing date: 18 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 18 March 2005- Trafficking in children is on the rise and is a matter of concern for all states throughout the OSCE region, said Helga Konrad, the OSCE's Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, at a conference today...

Milestone agreement initiates first phase of OSCE police assistance programme in Armenia

Publishing date: 15 March 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Policing
YEREVAN, 15 March 2005- The OSCE today launched the first phase of a Police Assistance Programme in Armenia with the signing of an agreement to refurbish the Police Training Centre. "Today marks a milestone in our endeavours within the Police...

Special Representative calls on OSCE States to issue residence permits for trafficking victims

Publishing date: 28 February 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
VIENNA, 28 February 2005- OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Helga Konrad, urged the OSCE States to adopt a victim-centred approach and allow them an extended stay in the countries they are trafficked into. "Up to 50...

Multilateral organizations rule of law pledge

Publishing date: 18 February 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
STRASBOURG, 18 February 2005- High-level representatives of the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the United Nations today pledged to work together to promote the rule of law. Rule of law was...

OSCE Almaty seminar focuses on migration management

Publishing date: 24 January 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
ALMATY, 24 January 2005- An international seminar on the economic, environmental, security and humanitarian aspects of migration among the OSCE's 55 participating States opened in Almaty today. More than 200 representatives from NGOs, academics...