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OSCE's Belgian Chairmanship says helped start new chapter for Organization

Publishing date: 5 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BRUSSELS, 5 December 2006- OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht said today Belgium had helped redress the balance between the three aspects of security and championed reforms that could end an introspective episode and start a new chapter for the Organization...

Training organized by OSCE Mission helps citizens work to get better police services

Publishing date: 30 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Education, Policing
SKOPJE, 30 November 2006-Citizens' Advisory Groups now are better equipped to work to get better police services at the municipal level, thanks to skills gained in a series of OSCE-organized capacity-building workshops ending today in Skopje...

OSCE-sponsored forum focuses on the role of Tajik women in development issues

Publishing date: 28 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Education, Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 28 November 2006- Mobilizing civil society to participate in the development and implementation of governmental policies is the aim of an OSCE-sponsored forum for women's non-governmental organizations that opened today in Dushanbe...

OSCE High Commissioner welcomes inter-state dialogue on minority education in Central Asia

Publishing date: 28 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Education, National minority issues
TASHKENT, 28 November 2006- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, welcomed today the decision by four Central Asian States to launch a regular inter-state dialogue and assist each other on issues of social integration...

Kazakhstani journalists learn about land degradation and water management in OSCE Centre course

Publishing date: 24 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities, Education, Media freedom and development
ALMATY, 24 November 2006- Environmental security issues such as land degradation and water management was the focus of a week-long training course for Kazakhstani journalists that ended today...

OSCE Mission to Skopje organizes discussions across the country on education and decentralization

Publishing date: 14 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Education
SKOPJE, 14 October 2006- Improving rural children's access to education, increasing parents' participation in decision-making and improving relations among stakeholders involved in education...

OSCE Mission to Montenegro hosts signing of code aiming to protect children from sexual exploitation in tourism

Publishing date: 14 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Economic activities, Education
PODGORICA, 14 September 2006- A code that aims to prevent that children are sexually exploited in the tourism and travel industry will be signed tomorrow at an event hosted by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...