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Series of OSCE-supported public expert discussions on establishing the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine concludes
Publishing date: 31 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
The last of three public expert discussions on the establishment and functioning of the High Anti-Corruption Court was held in Odesa, Ukraine on 30 May 2017, where experts and representatives of the civil society and the media voiced their opinions on how to create a Court that is efficient, transparent, fair and meets the principles enshrined in the country’s constitution...
OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine starts series of trainings on psychological rehabilitation of conflict-affected populations
Publishing date: 19 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine began training psychologists and social service providers in the psychological rehabilitation of conflict-affected populations on 17 and 18 May in Mariupol, Donetsk Region. This is the first in a series of events piloting the training course and manual developed in 2016 by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine at the request of Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy...
OSCE and Ukraine join efforts to prevent human trafficking during Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Publishing date: 2 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine is co-operating with the country’s Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Social Policy, the National Police and the State Border Guard Service to develop and distribute 150,000 information cards with Dos and Don’ts for visitors during the Eurovision Song Contest, taking place from 7 to 13 May 2017 in Kyiv...
Ukrainian female displaced persons require further support for long-term integration, states OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine report
Publishing date: 7 March 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
KYIV, 7 March 2017 – Internally displaced women still face many issues that prevent them from successful long-term integration into the host communities, states an OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) report released today in Kyiv. The research was conducted by the NGO “Youth Alternative”, at the request of the Social Policy Ministry of Ukraine...
Legal amendments, more responsive law enforcement agencies can enhance journalists’ safety, say speakers at OSCE-supported conference in Ukraine
Publishing date: 3 February 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
KYIV, 3 February 2017 – The safety of journalists in Ukraine can be improved through legislative amendments and a better response from law enforcement agencies, said speakers at a conference which opened in Kyiv today, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, UNESCO and the Institute for Mass Information.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sebastian Kurz discusses future of Ukraine with youth
Publishing date: 17 January 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Youth
KYIV, 17 January 2017- Members of the Youth Contact Group, established by the OSCE to promote inter-regional dialogue in Ukraine, today shared their visions of the future with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz during a walking tour of Kyiv today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine launches new anti-corruption course for judges
Publishing date: 19 December 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Good governance
An OSCE-supported anti-corruption course was introduced at the National School of Judges of Ukraine on 9 December 2016 as a new tool to increase judicial integrity and accountability...