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OSCE Chairman, addressing U.S. Helsinki Commission, urges clampdown on human trafficking
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
WASHINGTON, 26 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, urged western countries on Thursday to launch a vigorous clampdown on human trafficking...
Albanian Foreign Minister praises OSCE and its role in his country at Permanent Council
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Permanent Council
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
VIENNA, 26 February 2004- Albania's Foreign Minister Dr. Kastriot Islami said that his country will continue to work and co-operate with the OSCE in all areas of common concern. "Albania has a high appraisal of the OSCE and its role," Dr. Islami...
OSCE meeting focuses on fighting cross-border organized crime in south-east Europe
Publishing date: 20 February 2004
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 20 February 2004- Combating organized crime, trafficking and terrorism in south-eastern Europe (SEE) was high on the agenda of a pioneering meeting which ends today in Vienna. The Seminar on Cross-border Co-operation in SEE, the first of a...
OSCE Centre to train Uzbek journalists on reporting on human trafficking
Publishing date: 17 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 17 February 2004- Twenty journalists from different media outlets in Uzbekistan will undergo an OSCE training course on covering the problem of human trafficking. The intensive five-day course, which starts on Thursday is organized as...
Implementation of OSCE commitments tops agenda for Bulgarian Chairmanship in 2004
Publishing date: 15 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 15 January 2004- The OSCE's Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, said on Thursday that implementation of OSCE commitments would top the agenda for Bulgaria's Chairmanship of the 55-nation security...
OSCE Presence conveys condolences for 9 January tragedy and pledges support to fight trafficking
Publishing date: 13 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TIRANA, 13 January 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania extends its condolences to the Albanian people and to the families of the victims of the tragedy of 9 January, when a number of young people lost their lives off the coast of southern Albania...
OSCE Yerevan workshop focuses on identification of trafficking victims
Publishing date: 22 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
YEREVAN, 22 December 2003- An OSCE workshop on identification of human trafficking victims held in Yerevan marked a turning point in the development of a strategic partnership between the Armenian government and civil society actors in setting...