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OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports municipalities in regulating informal building structures
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Union of Municipalities presented on 13 December, 2016 in Podgorica a Model of Decision-making, which would support local governing units in legalizing informal building structures, and therefore support the municipalities in implementing the forthcoming Law on regulating informal building structures...
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in focus at OSCE-supported workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
KONJIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14 December 2016 – The implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was the focus of a two-day workshop which concluded today in Konjic, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the country’s Security Ministry and Gender Equality Agency...
Security needs, effective responses to intolerance and hate crimes against Christians discussed at OSCE/ODIHR event in Vienna
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Representatives of civil society, governments and international organizations explored ways to improve security for Christian communities in the OSCE region and to address intolerance against Christians at a conference held in Vienna on 14 December 2016. The Conference on Combating Intolerance and
OSCE-supported workshop in Yerevan explores benefits of effective corporate governance
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
The legal regulation of corporate governance, state measures to improve corporate governance and its role in enhancing the investment environment were the topics of a workshop held on 13 December 2016 in Armenia’s capital by the Corporate Governance Center NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE facilitates working meeting for border guards in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
An OSCE-supported three-day working meeting for the Border Guard Service under the National Security Committee concluded on 14 December 2016 in Astana...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 13 December 2016
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
Content type: Weekly report
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs...
OSCE organizes regional exchange visits for Albanian public broadcaster
Publishing date: 13 December 2016
On 13 December 2016, Albanian public broadcaster senior managers’ concluded a three-day study visit to Slovenia’s public broadcaster, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as part of their efforts to assist the Albanian Radio and Television (RTSH) transformation into a real public broadcaster...