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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.

OSCE Permanent Council commends UNHCR's action

Publishing date: 18 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
VIENNA, 18 October 2001 (OSCE)- The 55-nation Permanent Council of the OSCE adopted a statement at its plenary meeting today reaffirming the fundamental importance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

High Representative and OSCE welcome progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina, call for more reforms

Publishing date: 18 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, National minority issues
VIENNA, 18 October 2001 (OSCE)- The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Head of the OSCE Mission there, Robert M. Beecroft, have welcomed the progress made and called for more efforts

Kosovo Bar exam resumes- ten years on

Publishing date: 18 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
PRISTINA, 18 October 2001 (OSCE)-- Kosovo will be seeing its own Bar/Judicial Exam for the first time in nearly a decade, with the support of the OSCE...

OSCE steps up campaign against modern slavery in destination countries

Publishing date: 17 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
BERLIN, 17 October 2001 (OSCE)- At a two-day OSCE conference on combating trafficking in human beings government representatives and international experts expressed determination to more effectively fight against this modern form of slavery.

Third anti-corruption seminar in Ukraine

Publishing date: 16 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization
KYIV, 16 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine held the third seminar on "Strategies in the Fight against Corruption" on 15 and 16 October, in cooperation with the country's Public Prosecutor General.

OSCE and US-based institute on ethnic relations organize roundtable in Kosovo

Publishing date: 16 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 16 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Project on Ethnic Relations are organizing a second round table to bring together Albanian, Serb and other ethnic community leaders. The Project on Ethnic Relations...

International effort and bilateral dialogue are recipe to solve Abkhazia crisis, says Georgian President

Publishing date: 16 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TBILISI, 16 October 2001 (OSCE)- An 18-nation Delegation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe met today with the President of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze, as a concluding note of a four-day visit to the country...