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Land transport security and environmentally sustainable transport focus of OSCE meeting in Minsk
Publishing date: 15 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
MINSK, 15 March 2010- How the OSCE can help increase the security of land transportation, facilitate railway transport and promote environmentally sustainable transportation choices is the focus of a two-day OSCE meeting in Minsk that began today...
OSCE co-hosts Antalya seminar on preventing wildfires
Publishing date: 2 March 2010
ANTALYA, Turkey, 2 March 2010- An advanced seminar on wildfire management for the Southeastern-Europe and South Caucasus regions, organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Government of Turkey, started in Antalya today...
OSCE Forum discusses rail and road transport, good governance at border crossings
Publishing date: 1 February 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 1 February 2010- Policymakers and experts will discuss good governance at border crossings, security of land transportation in the OSCE region during the 18th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which started in Vienna today.
OSCE Centre promotes independent monitoring of social projects in Kazakhstan's extractive industry
Publishing date: 28 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 28 January 2010- An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the independent monitoring and assessment of social projects in the extractive industry began in the Caspian Sea region of Kazakhstan today...
OSCE removes threat posed by toxic rocket fuel component from south-west Ukrainian town, starts work at second site
Publishing date: 26 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
KALYNIVKA, Ukraine, 26 January 2010- The last train removing a highly toxic and volatile rocket fuel component from a storage site near the south-western Ukrainian town Kalynivka left today as part of an OSCE project that is set to remove the threat...
OSCE Centre promotes establishment of network for transparency and sustainable development in Kazakhstan's extractive industries
Publishing date: 26 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 26 January 2010- An OSCE-supported workshop on improving transparency and encouraging co-operation among the government, civil society and the industrial sector to promote sustainable development opened today in Karaganda.
OSCE Yerevan Office supports civic action on security and environment
Publishing date: 25 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 25 January 2010- A Civic Action for Security and Environment small grants initiative was launched today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan to provide support to civil society organizations in efforts to address environment and security challenges...