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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission supports strengthened dialogue between Serbia's security sector and journalists
Publishing date: 6 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BELGRADE, 6 October 2008- Eighteen journalists visited the Serbia's Security-Information Agency (BIA) offices in Belgrade today as part of an OSCE Mission-supported course on security sector reform...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator helps discharged Ukrainian military pilots and staff find new opportunities
Publishing date: 22 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
NIZHYN, Ukraine, 22 July 2008- A joint project by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator and the Ukrainian Defence Ministry for former military pilots and technical staff has helped the latest participants, who graduated today, to get jobs...
OSCE Mission signs memorandum of understanding with Georgian Defence Ministry
Publishing date: 4 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TBILISI, 4 July 2008- The OSCE Mission and the Georgian Defence Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding today on implementing a three-year demilitarization plan...
OSCE launches handbook on protecting human rights of armed forces personnel
Publishing date: 26 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
VIENNA, 26 May 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will launch a handbook aimed at improving the protection of human rights of soldiers and other armed forces personnel on Wednesday in Vienna...
OSCE helps discharged Ukrainian military find new job opportunities
Publishing date: 4 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
NIZHYN, Ukraine, 4 September 2007-Former military staff are primed to find new work in the civilian sector thanks to a project to retrain and provide job assistance to discharged military personnel supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...
Democratic control of armed forces discussed at OSCE conference in Baku
Publishing date: 3 August 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BAKU, 3 August 2007- The principles of democratic control of the armed forces and ways to address the welfare needs of Azerbaijan's service personnel were the focus of an OSCE meeting that ended in Baku today...
OSCE Centre in Astana promotes regional confidence- and security-building measures
Publishing date: 16 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 16 July 2007- Implementing confidence- and security-building measures in compliance with the Vienna Document 1999 is the main topic of a regional training course that began in Almaty today.