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OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes engagement of inter-ethnic youth in municipal decision making in Kumanovo
Publishing date: 20 September 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
Some ten youngsters of different ethnic backgrounds together with representatives of Kumanovo municipality will discuss mechanisms how youth problems should be better addressed and actions jointly planned at an OSCE-supported seminar taking place in Mavrovo from 20 to 22 September...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports equitable representation in public administration
Publishing date: 15 November 2012
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, along with the Ministry of Information Society and Administration and a joint initiative of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Union SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) organized an international seminar on merit recruitment and equitable representation of ethnic groups in public administration on 14 and 15 November 2012 in Ohrid...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports efforts to protect minority rights
Publishing date: 18 October 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: National minority issues
SKOPJE, 18 October 2012 – The efforts and challenges faced in implementing and protecting minority rights in the Balkans are the focus of an OSCE-supported regional conference that started in Skopje today...
OSCE Minorities Commissioner Vollebaek supports strategy for integrated education during visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 18 March 2011
Content type: News
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Knut Vollebaek, visited Skopje on 16-18 March 2011 to assess progress in integrating education as outlined in a government strategy. He also discussed the current political context and its impact on inter-ethnic relations.
OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje supports Ombudsman's role in fighting discrimination
Publishing date: 14 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 14 October 2010- A theatre play that aims to reduce stereotypes and prejudice is a part of the third and final phase of an OSCE-sponsored project to promote the Ombudsman Institution was presented today in Skopje...
Joint statement by the EU Special Representative, the NATO HQ Skopje Commander, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje and the U.S. Ambassador
Publishing date: 12 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: National minority issues
SKOPJE, 12 August 2010- The Delegation of the EU, NATO HQ Skopje, the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the U.S. Embassy issued the following statement today to mark the ninth anniversary of the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports establishment of national mechanism for non-discrimination
Publishing date: 21 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 21 June 2010- A high-level OSCE-supported conference which started in Skopje today will discuss the establishment of an effective national mechanism for protection from discrimination...