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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE meeting to focus on gender strategy in Serbia
Publishing date: 27 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality
BELGRADE, 27 February 2004- Women parliamentarians, gender equality actors and representatives of civil society in Serbia will gather in Belgrade tomorrow at a meeting on Gender Strategy and Activity within the Serbian Parliament. Organized by...
Head of OSCE: Shocked and saddened at death of Macedonian President Trajkovski
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, D.C., 26 February 2004- The news that President Boris Trajkovski, leader of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia since 1999, has died in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE...
OSCE Skopje Mission saddened by sudden death of President Trajkovski
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 26 February 2004- The OSCE's Skopje Mission is deeply saddened by the tragic death of President Boris Trajkovski and his entourage today in Bosnia and Herzegovina. President Trajkovski's progressive approach helped ensure his country's place...
Albanian Foreign Minister praises OSCE and its role in his country at Permanent Council
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Permanent Council
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
VIENNA, 26 February 2004- Albania's Foreign Minister Dr. Kastriot Islami said that his country will continue to work and co-operate with the OSCE in all areas of common concern. "Albania has a high appraisal of the OSCE and its role," Dr. Islami...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office congratulates new UN Human Rights Commissioner
Publishing date: 25 February 2004
NEW YORK, 25 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, today congratulated the Canadian Judge Louise Arbour on her appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
OSCE Mission to train south-east European lawyers in Belgrade
Publishing date: 25 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BELGRADE, 25 February 2004- Lawyers and other activists of non-governmental organizations from Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, as well as members of National Minority Councils of Serbia and Montenegro will attend a...
OSCE Parliamentarians honour media freedom watchdog CPJ
Publishing date: 19 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 19 February 2004- "By honouring the work of the Committee to Protect Journalists, one of the best-recognized media freedom watchdogs in the world, we are simultaneously drawing attention to the thousands of cases of media freedom abuses...