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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities promotes multilingual education in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 June 2019
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier visited Tajikistan from 18 to 22 June 2019, where he continued to promote the adoption of multilingual education that achieves a balance between ensuring that minorities are able to learn in their own languages and making them
Office of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities co-organizes conference to promote multilingual education in Moldova
Publishing date: 12 April 2019
Some 70 experts and practitioners involved in multilingual education shared their experiences at a conference on “Multilingual education in the OSCE region: experiences and perspectives for Moldova” on 11 April 2019 in Chisinau. The conference was organized by the office of the OSCE High
High Commissioner on National Minorities Zannier discusses inter-ethnic relations and integration on his first visit to Latvia
Publishing date: 8 March 2019
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier visited Latvia from 5 to 8 March 2019, in his first visit to the country in his current capacity, to assess the state of inter-ethnic relations and the integration of society. Zannier had a series of meetings in Riga, including with
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities presents Tallinn Guidelines on National Minorities and the Media in the Digital Age
Publishing date: 13 February 2019
States need comprehensive and concrete policy advice on how to use media as a powerful tool for conflict prevention and social integration, said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier as he presented The Tallinn Guidelines on National Minorities and the Media in the Digital Age in the Estonian capital on 13 February 2019...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) holds capacity-building workshop for Georgia’s State Language Department
Publishing date: 6 December 2018
TBILISI, 27 November 2018 – The Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities conducted a capacity-building workshop for the State Language Department of Georgia.
Central Asia Regional School on Multilingual and Multicultural Education organized by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities opens in Almaty
Publishing date: 3 December 2018
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 3 December 2018 – Some 120 university lecturers, school managers, teachers, trainers and experts from all the Central Asian states, Mongolia and the wider region gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, today for the opening of the five-day Regional School on Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration and Sustainable Development. The annual event is organized by the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), in co-operation with the ORLEU National Centre for Professional Development...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Turkmenistan’s authorities agree to strengthen co-operation on education and integration of society
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Lamberto Zannier, during his visit to Ashgabat and the Dashoguz Region from 20 to 23 November 2018, agreed with...