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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities chairs Bujanovac Department Stakeholders’ meeting, holds consultations in Belgrade
Publishing date: 20 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Serbia from 12 to 15 September 2023 to chair the Stakeholders’ Meeting of the Bujanovac Department of the Subotica Faculty of Economics of the University of Novi Sad and to hold consultations with Serbian authorities on the
Conference presents achievements, challenges and lessons learned in promoting long-term social cohesion in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 13 July 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), in collaboration with the 2023 North Macedonia Chairpersonship, organized a high-level conference on 7 July 2023 in Vienna. The participants reflected on the achievements, challenges and lessons learned in promoting long-term social cohesion
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities signs landmark agreement with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Publishing date: 23 June 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
GENEVA, 23 June 2023 – The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Kairat Abdrakhmanov, and the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Gillian Triggs, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to reinforce the long-standing co-operation between their respective institutions under common areas of mandated responsibilities. This includes, in particular, the interface between the protection of displaced and stateless persons and the role of the HCNM as an instrument of conflict prevention at the earliest possible stage in regard to tensions involving national minorities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities intensifies co-operation with Turkmenistan on education and integration of society
Publishing date: 20 June 2023
Content type: News
During a working visit to the Republic of Turkmenistan from 12 to 16 June 2023, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov met with representatives of the national and regional authorities. The visit included meetings with high-level officials in Ashgabat and the Dashoguz
Effective participation and inclusion of national minorities in focus of OSCE meeting in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2023
Content type: News
What we do: National minority issues
Good practices in the field of effective participation of national minorities and consultative mechanisms in the OSCE participating States were in focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion that took place on 15 June 2023. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the event in co-operation with
First online resource of key OSCE and Council of Europe National Minority Standards launched
Publishing date: 7 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
On 7 June, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov together with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić, launched the webpage: Collection of Council of Europe and OSCE National Minority Standards. Developed jointly, the webpage serves as an online resource, collecting in one place access to all key documents and texts on national minority standards from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe. The webpage aims to make these standards more widely accessible and available to policymakers, civil society and government authorities dealing with national minority issues.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, the UN and regional organizations discuss co-operation, integration, and engagement with women and youth
Publishing date: 30 May 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
NEW YORK, 30 May 2023 – At the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, a high-level event was organized by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in close co-operation with the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the UN, and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the UN, representing the OSCE Chair and its Troika, respectfully.