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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission, Interior Ministry say efficient measures needed to curb hate-crimes in Croatia
Publishing date: 23 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ZAGREB, 23 January 2007- Adequate criminal legislation would ensure the efficiency of law enforcement and enable judicial authorities to swiftly react to hate crime incidents, said participants at an OSCE-organized meeting in Zagreb today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje donates training equipment to support development of Border Police
Publishing date: 15 December 2006
SKOPJE, 15 December 2006- The OSCE Mission to Skopje today donated modern special training equipment to the Border Police to help it improve its training and operations...
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...
Police role in prevention of human trafficking focus of meeting organized by OSCE Kyiv office
Publishing date: 1 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Policing
KYIV, 1 December 2006- The role of district police inspectors in the fight against human trafficking is the focus of a two-day roundtable meeting starting today in Kyiv...
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences after staff member dies in Kosovo car accident
Publishing date: 30 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Policing
BRUSSELS, 30 November 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed his condolences today to the family of an OSCE Mission in Kosovo staff member who died in a car accident on Wednesday evening...
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 Mission to Skopje supports study tour for senior police officers
Publishing date: 27 November 2006
SKOPJE, 27 November 2006- A group of high-level Interior Ministry officials completed a five-day study tour to a Scottish Police College in the United Kingdom. The trip was part of...