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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.

OSCE and US-based institute on ethnic relations organize roundtable in Kosovo

Publishing date: 16 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 16 October 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Project on Ethnic Relations are organizing a second round table to bring together Albanian, Serb and other ethnic community leaders. The Project on Ethnic Relations...

International effort and bilateral dialogue are recipe to solve Abkhazia crisis, says Georgian President

Publishing date: 16 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TBILISI, 16 October 2001 (OSCE)- An 18-nation Delegation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe met today with the President of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze, as a concluding note of a four-day visit to the country...

OSCE steps up campaign against modern slavery in destination countries

Publishing date: 17 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights
BERLIN, 17 October 2001 (OSCE)- At a two-day OSCE conference on combating trafficking in human beings government representatives and international experts expressed determination to more effectively fight against this modern form of slavery.

OSCE Chairman-in-Office visits Skopje

Publishing date: 18 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Policing
SKOPJE, 18 October 2001 (OSCE)-- "The OSCE is here to assist the Macedonian Government in regaining control over its territory and, through this, to help the displaced population to return to their homes", concluded the OSCE Chairman-in-Office...

OSCE Permanent Council commends UNHCR's action

Publishing date: 18 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
VIENNA, 18 October 2001 (OSCE)- The 55-nation Permanent Council of the OSCE adopted a statement at its plenary meeting today reaffirming the fundamental importance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

High Representative and OSCE welcome progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina, call for more reforms

Publishing date: 18 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, National minority issues
VIENNA, 18 October 2001 (OSCE)- The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Wolfgang Petritsch, and the Head of the OSCE Mission there, Robert M. Beecroft, have welcomed the progress made and called for more efforts

Kosovo Bar exam resumes- ten years on

Publishing date: 18 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization
PRISTINA, 18 October 2001 (OSCE)-- Kosovo will be seeing its own Bar/Judicial Exam for the first time in nearly a decade, with the support of the OSCE...

Aerial observation flights take place in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 18 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SARAJEVO, 18 October 2001 (OSCE)- The armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina have participated in two simultaneous experimental aerial observation flights which took place on 17 October 2001 in the Federation and Republika Srpska respectively...

First group of multi-ethnic police officers graduates in Serbia

Publishing date: 19 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Policing
MITROVO POLJE, 19 October 2001 (OSCE)- The first group of OSCE-trained multi-ethnic police officers received this week their graduation papers in Mitrovo Polje, Serbia. The 97 police officers, 34 Serbs and 63 ethnic Albanians that will...

"United, we will be invincible to defeat terrorism", Foreign Minister of Tajikistan tells Permanent Council

Publishing date: 19 October 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 19 October 2001 (OSCE)- "The Government and political leadership of Tajikistan have expressed total solidarity with the American people and a willingness to closely co-operate with the international community to form a global front aimed...