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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses language, education and citizenship on first official visit to Russian Federation

Publishing date: 2 July 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited the Russian Federation for the first time since taking up his mandate from 23 June to 1 July 2021. Abdrakhmanov met with the authorities to discuss the situation of national minorities living in Russia as well as Russia’s

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities welcomes efforts to promote integration on first visit to Serbia

Publishing date: 25 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Serbia from 14 to 17 June 2021. This was his first official visit since taking up his mandate at the OSCE. In meetings with President Aleksandar Vučić, President of the National Assembly Ivica Dačić, Foreign Minister Nikola

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Edi Rama takes action to ensure operational continuity ahead of imminent vacancies of Secretary General and Heads of Institutions roles

Publishing date: 17 July 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Democratization, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
TIRANA / VIENNA, 17 July 2020 – In a letter to the OSCE’s 57 participating States today, Albania’s OSCE Chairmanship announced that the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Edi Rama has taken prompt action to ensure the Organization’s operational continuity in light of the imminent vacancies of the OSCE Secretary General and the Heads of Institutions roles...

Comprehensive security approach needed for global response to COVID-19, OSCE leaders say ahead of International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

Publishing date: 23 April 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Good governance, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
TIRANA/COPENHAGEN/VIENNA/WARSAW/THE HAGUE, 23 April 2020 – The International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace tomorrow will be marked with a heightened appreciation for the importance of comprehensive security and greater sense of urgency for the need to strengthen international co-operation, said the Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council and heads of OSCE institutions in a statement today...

Deadline for nominations for Max van der Stoel Award 2020 extended

Publishing date: 30 March 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 30 March 2020 – The deadline for receiving nominations for the Max van der Stoel Award 2020 has been extended to 30 April 2020. The award of 50,000 euros recognizes extraordinary and outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities in the OSCE participating States...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities offers recommendations on short-term responses to COVID-19 that support social cohesion

Publishing date: 26 March 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 26 March 2020 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier has prepared recommendations for governments to consider in their efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports multilingual education pilot programme in four regions of Ukraine

Publishing date: 24 February 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, National minority issues
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), in co-operation with the Education Ministry of Ukraine, organized a conference on 20 February 2020 in Kyiv for 60 stakeholders from the four regions of Zakarpattia, Chernivtsi, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia. The conference was in