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Foreign Ministers welcome Yugoslavia as newest OSCE participating State
Publishing date: 27 November 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
VIENNA, 27 November 2000-- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Vojislav Kostunica added his signature to three landmark OSCE documents today, symbolizing the country's official status as the 55th OSCE participating State...
OSCE Ministerial Council meets in Vienna, 27-28 November
Publishing date: 24 November 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils, Troika
VIENNA, 24 November 2000-- Children in armed conflict areas, trafficking in human beings, an agreement on small arms, and efforts to promote media freedom will be among the topics discussed at the Eighth Ministerial Council...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits Albania
Publishing date: 13 November 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 13 November 2000- The Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, travelled to Albania today to demonstrate the OSCE\'s continued strong support for the country\'s reform process...
OSCE human rights conference closes
Publishing date: 27 October 2000
Content type: Press release
WARASAW, 27 October 2000-- Government representatives from OSCE participating States today reaffirmed their commitment to implement human rights standards...
Priorities set to counter drugs, trafficking and organized crime in Central Asia
Publishing date: 20 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization
TASHKENT, 20 October 2000- At an international conference on enhancing regional security and stability, the five Central Asian countries endorsed a document...
Largest all-European human rights conference opens
Publishing date: 17 October 2000
Content type: Press release
WARSAW, 17 October 2000- Government representatives from 54 OSCE participating States, human rights experts, and more than 150 international and non-governmental organizations gathered today in Warsaw...
OSCE to intensify the fight against trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 20 June 2000
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 20 June 2000-- The OSCE wrapped up its two-day meeting on trafficking in human beings today with a special session devoted to the work of NGOs. The participants...