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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes dialogue on energy infrastructure security in Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 9 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities
MINSK, 10 December 2009- An OSCE expert workshop on security of energy infrastructure in Eastern Europe started in Minsk today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo assesses communities' rights, urges institutions to implement law
Publishing date: 9 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 9 December 2009- The implementation of effective policies for the integration of communities in cultural, social, economic and public life is key to building a multi-ethnic society in Kosovo, concludes an OSCE report published today.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports public hearings on labour migration
Publishing date: 8 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 8 December 2009- A draft law that would regulate the work of private employment agencies was discussed today at a public hearing on labour migration supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE Mission organizes first environmental film festival in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 7 December 2009- Ten films featuring environmental topics such as the energy crisis in North America, Cuba's green revolution in agriculture and the impact of the fishing industry on East Africa's marine environment were screened...
OSCE at forefront of international efforts to reduce threat posed by small arms and ammunition, officials say
Publishing date: 1 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
ATHENS, 1 December 2009- The OSCE plays a crucial role in ensuring safe and secure storage of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and it is a leader in helping countries eliminate the threat posed by a toxic Soviet-era rocket fuel component...
Kyrgyz migrants sending less money home, finds study supported by OSCE Centre in Bishkek
Publishing date: 26 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Migration
BISHKEK, 26 November 2009- Kyrgyz citizens working in Russia are sending less money home but a mass return of migrants has not occurred, found an OSCE Centre-supported survey on the implications of the global financial crisis for Kyrgyz labour migrants..
OSCE Centre in Astana supports launch of pilot pollutant release and transfer register
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 25 November 2009- A pilot Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, created under the Aarhus Convention, was launched today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana...