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OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports international conference on ecotourism

Publishing date: 5 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
TASHKENT, 5 October 2016 – An OSCE-supported three-day international conference for 150 participants from the government, business community, civil society, as well as international organizations on development of ecotourism in Uzbekistan started today in Tashkent...

OSCE supports local self-governance reform in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 5 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance
An OSCE-supported seminar on the next steps in local self-governance reform took place on 5 October 2016 in Uralsk, West Kazakhstan Region...

Newly-appointed OSCE/ODIHR panel of experts on freedom of religion or belief meets in Warsaw

Publishing date: 5 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
The newly-appointed Panel of Experts of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Freedom of Religion or Belief met for the first time in Warsaw on 4 and 5 October 2016 to discuss the challenges and opportunities for advancing the right to freedom of religion or belief for all in the OSCE region.

Mandate of OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk extended to 31 January 2017

Publishing date: 5 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk (discontinued)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 5 October 2016 – The OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna late yesterday extended the mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian border checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk by three months to 31 January 2017...

OSCE hands over vehicle and mine detectors to Kyrgyz National Guards

Publishing date: 5 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
On 4 October 2016, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek donated one minivan and five mine detectors to the Special Forces of Kyrgyz Republic’s National Guard...

OSCE/ODIHR to organize Election Observation Mission in the United States

Publishing date: 4 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WASHINGTON D.C., 4 October 2016 – The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) today officially opened an election observation mission for the general elections to be held in the United States on 8 November 2016...

OSCE/ODIHR final report on Mongolia’s parliamentary elections recommends improvements to legal framework

Publishing date: 4 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Mongolia’s 29 June 2016 parliamentary elections recommends a review of the country’s legislation to ensure a coherent electoral legal framework, equality of the vote across electoral constituencies and inclusiveness in the electoral administration.