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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Mostar hosts inter-agency co-ordination meeting on migrants issues in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a co-ordination meeting on March 6 in Mostar to discuss the process of investigation and court proceedings in cases involving representatives of the migrant population who hold the status of victim or suspect. The event was held together
Migration, counter-terrorism, corruption and more debated at OSCE PA’s Winter Meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 February 2019
VIENNA, 22 February 2019 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 18th Winter Meeting concluded today in Vienna with lively debates on migration, counter-terrorism, gender issues, and combating corruption. With nearly 300 OSCE parliamentarians in attendance, Chairs of OSCE PA ad hoc committees, Special
Marking International Migrants Day, OSCE PA’s Lanjri notes that migration’s benefits can be better enjoyed through enhanced international co-operation
Publishing date: 18 December 2018
COPENHAGEN, 18 December 2018 – Migrants can benefit host countries by contributing to economic growth and promoting understanding between societies, said OSCE parliamentarian Nahima Lanjri (MP, Belgium) today, marking International Migrants Day. But in order to promote the benefits of migration and
To address labour shortages, socio-economic integration of migrants is essential, say participants at OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 18 December 2018
VIENNA, 18 December 2018- To address labour shortages and allow migrants to be a resource for countries of origin and destination, socio-economic integration is essential, said participants at the OSCE conference held today in Vienna on the occasion of the International Migrants Day. The
Experts discuss migrant integration practices at OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 30 November 2018
Challenges and good practices in the field of integrating migrants were the focus of an expert workshop held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Tbilisi on 29 November 2018. Experts from ten OSCE participating States took part in the discussion. The
Denmark’s and Sweden’s approaches to migration offer lessons for broader OSCE area, say participants of fact-finding field visit
Publishing date: 24 October 2018
COPENHAGEN, 24 October 2018 – The multi-pronged and multi-level responses to migration challenges in Denmark and Sweden have been in focus during a two-day field visit by members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, led by Chair Nahima Lanjri (MP, Belgium). The OSCE
Regional engagement focus of League of Arab States and OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 October 2018
VIENNA, 17 October 2018 – Security threats, migration, conflict prevention and regional engagement were the focus of the League of Arab States- OSCE high-level workshop held today in Vienna. The League of Arab States was led by Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The meeting provided a platform