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OSCE Mission calls on institutions in Kosovo to further integrate Roma community
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 6 April 2012 – Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Edward P. Joseph issued the following statement today ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April:
OSCE Mission to Serbia marks international Roma day with call for inclusion
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
BELGRADE, 5 April 2012 – Speaking today ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, offered his congratulations to the Roma community in Serbia and said that the Mission will continue to assist the Serbian Government’s efforts to implement policies in support of Roma integration...
OSCE Centre in Astana trains journalists to cover environmental issues
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, 5 April 2012 – A two-day training course on environmental reporting for journalists began today in Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan. The course was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana together with the NGO MediaNet International Centre for Journalism, the Southern Kazakhstan Regional Administration, and the newly established Shymkent Aarhus Centre...
OSCE/ODIHR plans network of lawyers to improve access to justice for trafficking victims
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Establishing an OSCE-wide network of legal practitioners to improve access to justice and effective remedies, including compensation, for trafficked persons was the focus of a meeting organized by ODIHR in Warsaw on 3 and 4 April 2012...
OSCE Mission to Skopje marks International Roma Day
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
SKOPJE, 5 April 2012 – On the occasion of International Roma Day on 8 April, the OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and the local non-governmental organization Ambrela, held a workshop in Skopje today on increasing Roma integration in mainstream education through pre-school education...
OSCE starts removal of 2000 tonnes of toxic rocket fuel component from Ukraine ahead of European football championship
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
SHEVCHENKOVE, Ukraine, 4 April 2012- The first shipment of a toxic rocket fuel component stored in deteriorating containers at a military base in Eastern Ukraine was safely loaded on to 14 railways tanks today as part of an OSCE-supported project...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe parliamentary elections in Serbia
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections