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Third edition of OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women concludes in Austria
Publishing date: 16 October 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Gender equality
The third edition of the OSCE Dialogue Academy for young women from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade concluded on 15 October 2017 in Stadtschlaining, Austria. The ten-day Academy was organized as part of the Follow Us Initiative, supported since 2012 by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, as part of their work to enhance women's participation in dialogue and conflict resolution and decision making processes.
OSCE Mission launches media literacy project for lower secondary schools in Kosovo
Publishing date: 2 October 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Education, Media freedom and development
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched a media literacy initiative with a two-day training for 14 teachers of seven schools in Prishtinë/Priština, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, Prizren, Pejë/Peć, Ferizaj/Uroševac, Gjilan/Gnjilane and Gjakovë/Đakovica. The training held with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) concluded on 1 October 2017 in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Désir and Head of Mission Braathu condemn attack on journalist in Kosovo
Publishing date: 17 August 2017
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA/VIENNA, 17 August 2017 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir and the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Ambassador Jan Braathu today condemned the attack on Wednesday on a journalist in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE training course in Prishtinë/Priština focuses on detecting forged travel documents
Publishing date: 8 August 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
Increasing operational awareness to detect forged documents and imposters is the aim of a three-day advanced training course for specialized police officers organized by the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department with support from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, which started in Prishtinë/Priština on 8 August 2017...
Criminal justice responses to terrorism focus of OSCE seminar in Prishtinë/Priština
Publishing date: 6 July 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Rule of law
A two-day seminar on strengthening rule of law-compliant criminal justice responses to terrorism, which brought together over 30 practitioners from the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, and prison management, concluded on 6 July 2017 in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE concludes workshop on use of social media to counter violent extremism and radicalization
Publishing date: 25 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and Kosovo Police concluded on 24 May 2017 in Prishtinë/Priština a two-day workshop on the use of the Internet and social media to counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism for the representatives of the police, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, religious groups, journalists and university students...
Representative of Austrian OSCE Chairmanship Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Linhart visits OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 24 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 24 May 2017- Michael Linhart, representative of the Austrian 2017 OSCE Chairmanship and Austrian Deputy Foreign Minister, visited the OSCE Mission in Kosovo today. Linhart was received by the Head of Mission, Ambassador Jan Braathu, and senior management, who briefed him on the Mission’s activities.