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April elections sent promising signal, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan tells OSCE Permanent Council

Publishing date: 30 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Elections, Democratization
VIENNA, 30 April 2014- The April 5 presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan demonstrated that the Afghan people had “rejected violence as a means of political transition and opted for a political process”, Ján Kubiš, the United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 30 April 2014.

OSCE workshop highlights strategies for effective gender-sensitive labour migration policies

Publishing date: 9 July 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Democratization, Youth
Strategies for integrating a gender-sensitive approach into labour migration policies in accordance with OSCE commitments and international standards were the focus of a training session organized by the OSCE in Warsaw on 8 and 9 July 2013 for representatives of governments and civil society and field mission staff...

OSCE Secretary General visits BiH, welcomes new government’s priorities

Publishing date: 20 March 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 20 March 2012 – The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, today concluded his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he met the new state government to discuss their priorities in the light of the contribution offered by the OSCE Mission...

OSCE has contributed to progress in Croatia, Secretary General says in Zagreb

Publishing date: 22 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Democratization
ZAGREB, 22 July 2011 – Croatia is contributing to stability in its region, the OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, said today, adding that the OSCE’s field presence in the country for the last 15 years had played a key role in its progress by supporting reforms and work to protect human rights...

OSCE participating States agree to adapt police support to Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 18 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Democratization, Policing, Rule of law
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States today agreed to adapt the Organization's support to Kyrgyzstan's police taking into account changed circumstances in the country...

OSCE event participants say Paris Charter for New Europe relevant after 20 years, important for security community creation

Publishing date: 28 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Arms control, Combating human trafficking, Economic activities, Human rights, Border management, Elections, Environmental activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Democratization, Media freedom and development, Countering terrorism, Education, National minority issues, Gender equality, Policing, Roma and Sinti, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PARIS, 28 October 2010- Participants in a high-level event marking the 20th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe today stressed the importance of the document for the future of Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security.

OSCE experts arrive in Minsk to support authorities in investigation of journalist's death

Publishing date: 25 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Human rights, Democratization, Media freedom and development, Policing, Rule of law
MINSK, 25 October 2010- Two senior OSCE experts arrived in Minsk today to support authorities in the investigation into the death of the Belarusian journalist Aleh Byabenin...