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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Astana marks 10th anniversary
Publishing date: 27 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ASTANA, 27 March 2009- The OSCE Centre in Astana marked its 10th anniversary with an official ceremony today highlighting the OSCE's work to support Kazakhstan in all dimensions of security...
OSCE Mission welcomes signing of agreement on co-ordination body for South Serbia municipalities
Publishing date: 27 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: National minority issues
BELGRADE, 27 March 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, welcomed today the signing of an agreement on Reconstruction of the Co-ordination Body for the Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja municipalities...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan improves technical capacity of Republican Press Centre
Publishing date: 27 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 27 March 2009- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan handed over high-quality conference equipment to a press centre run by the non-governmental organization "Information and Dialogue" today, enabling the centre to hold press conferences...
OSCE Mission programme to support Georgia's border management reform concludes with graduation of officers
Publishing date: 27 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Border management, Education, Countering terrorism
TBILISI, 27 March 2009-The graduation of 25 border police, patrol police and revenue service officers today following an OSCE-organized course marked the end of an OSCE Mission to Georgia programme to support border management reform...
OSCE supports Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan in conducting environmental impact assessments in a transboundary context
Publishing date: 25 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
BISHKEK, 25 March 2009- Government officials and experts from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as well as representatives from the OSCE and the UNECE are meeting in Bishkek today to discuss environmental impact assessments in a transboundary context...
OSCE helps Serbian municipal officials and journalists improve communication to ease access to information
Publishing date: 25 March 2009
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 25 March 2009- A two-day OSCE training seminar that started in Belgrade today aims to help municipal officials and journalists work together to increase the public's access to information...
Elections met most international standards, despite some remaining challenges, observers in Skopje say
Publishing date: 23 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
SKOPJE, 23 March 2009- The first round of yesterday's presidential and municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met most international standards, although some challenges remain to be addressed...