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OSCE Chairman-in-Office says continued dialogue needed in Central Asia
Publishing date: 17 July 2003
Content type: Press release
THE HAGUE, 17 July 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, returned from a five-day visit to Central Asia convinced that there is no alternative to continued dialogue with the Central Asian...
OSCE holds training seminars on fight against human trafficking in northern Tajikistan
Publishing date: 4 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
DUSHANBE/KHUJAND, 3 July 2003- A four-month awareness-raising campaign to inform the population about the problem of human trafficking recently ended in Tajikistan's northern region of Sughd...
OSCE welcomes peaceful voting during referendum in Tajikistan, but notes shortcomings in electoral framework
Publishing date: 24 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Elections
DUSHANBE, 24 June 2003- The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today welcomed the calm and quiet atmosphere in which the voting for the constitutional referendum on 22 June took place...
OSCE meeting promotes co-operation on dealing with labor migration in Central Asia
Publishing date: 24 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 24 June 2003- Government representatives and high-ranking officials from four Central Asian states and the Russian Federation are meeting in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, today in an effort to improve co-operation in dealing with...
OSCE Envoy urges focus on dialogue and NGOs in Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Human rights
VIENNA, 11 June 2003- Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who is Personal Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia, on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening civil society and regional co-operation in helping...
OSCE supports first international mine clearance project in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 29 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 29 May 2003- An agreement to start the first internationally supported mine clearance operations in Tajikistan was signed today in the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, clearing the way for a nation-wide Mine Action Project to start in June...
Strong will for peace is driving force in Tajikistan, say visiting OSCE Ambassadors
Publishing date: 9 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 9 May 2003- A group of Ambassadors representing five OSCE delegations- Bulgaria, France, Ireland, Norway and Sweden- ended a tour of several Central Asian republics in Tajikistan today...