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OSCE Chairperson, Secretary General meet to discuss preparations for Vilnius Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met in Vilnius on 19 September 2011 to discuss developments in the OSCE area and priorities for the forthcoming Ministerial Council in Vilnius on 6 and 7 December...
Expert meeting seeks to strengthen OSCE crisis response
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
The potential for enhancing early response to crises and emerging conflicts is the focus of a meeting in Vienna on 20 September 2011 hosted by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports discussion on journalism ethics and self-regulation
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
A series of seminars for teachers of journalism ethics and practicing journalists started on 19 September 2011 in Kyiv as part of a joint project of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the country’s Journalist Ethics Commission...
OSCE assists in building capacity of customs officers in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 19 September 2011
Ashgabat, 19 September 2011 – An OSCE-supported ‘train-the-trainer’ course on communication skills in customs opened at the Customs Training Centre in Ashgabat today...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over London police attempt to force reporters to disclose sources
Publishing date: 19 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 19 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was greatly concerned about reports the Metropolitan Police of London is seeking a court order requiring reporters to disclose confidential sources relied upon to investigate the News of the World phone-hacking scandal...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports skills training for judges
Publishing date: 19 September 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
A series of training seminars for Ukraine’s administrative court judges, supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (OSCE PCU) starts on 26 September 2011 in Kyiv...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports development of crisis management system in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution