News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office holds first Congress of women entrepreneurs in Baku
Publishing date: 21 November 2003
BAKU, 21 November 2003- The improvement of conditions for women to start and run a business and their active participation in the economic life of Azerbaijan are being discussed at a three-day congress which opened today in Baku...
OSCE/ODIHR human rights chief calls on Azeri authorities to recognise violations during presidential election
Publishing date: 20 November 2003
BAKU/WARSAW, 20 November 2003- Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, urged the authorities of Azerbaijan to acknowledge the serious violations that occurred during the election process...
Over 33,000 returnee children enrolled in schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina return area
Publishing date: 20 November 2003
SARAJEVO, 20 November 2003- A statistical report on the implementation of the Interim Agreement on Returnee Children, presented today at a meeting in Banja Luka, showed that this school year over 400 school-age returnee children enrolled in schools...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad contributes to improvement of taxation mechanism
Publishing date: 18 November 2003
ASHGABAD, 18 November 2003- The OSCE Centre in Ashgabad in co-operation with the Main Tax Service of Turkmenistan has successfully completed the first phase of the joint project- 'Review and Improvement of the Taxation Mechanism'. The objective...
OSCE Mission concerned over shortcomings during elections in Moldova's Gagauz Region
Publishing date: 17 November 2003
CHISINAU, 17 November 2003- The first round of elections to the People's Assembly in Moldova's autonomous Gagauz region were marked by deficiencies concerning the secret ballot and the registration of candidates and voters, OSCE Mission to Moldova...
Nobel economist talks to Kazakhstani journalists about oil revenue transparency
Publishing date: 17 November 2003
ALMATY, 17 November 2003- Opening a three-day OSCE co-financed workshop for Kazakhstani journalists on reporting on oil wealth and its impact on development, the Nobel laureate, Joseph Stiglitz, said that managing oil wealth was a great challenge...
BiH children cannot be left behind, OSCE Mission Head says
Publishing date: 15 November 2003
SARAJEVO, 15 November 2003- More than 350 students, parents, educators, authorities, NGO and international community representatives gathered today in Sarajevo, at the Fourth OSCE Education Forum, to discuss ways to provide modern and quality...