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Greek Chairmanship welcomes 2009 OSCE budget approval
Publishing date: 2 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 2 April 2009- The Greek OSCE Chairmanship welcomed today's decision by the 56 OSCE participating States to approve the Unified Budget for 2009, amounting to 158,676,700 euro...
OSCE releases Annual Report on a "challenging" 2008
Publishing date: 1 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 1 April 2009- The OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization, released its 2008 Annual Report today....
OSCE Office conducts border management workshop for Azerbaijani and Turkish officers
Publishing date: 1 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Border management
BAKU, 1 April 2009- A two-day workshop for Azerbaijani and Turkish border guards and custom officers organized by the OSCE Office in Baku started today...
OSCE Office in Minsk helps raise awareness of alternative energy sources
Publishing date: 31 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
MINSK, 31 March 2009- A seminar on alternative renewable energy sources, supported by the OSCE Office in Minsk, was held at the International Sakharov Environmental University in Minsk today...
OSCE media freedom representative opens pioneering seminar for journalists in Turkmenistan, lectures at new Institute for Foreign Relations
Publishing date: 30 March 2009
Content type: Press release
ASHGABAD, 30 March 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov today, and welcomed the government's intention to reform media education in the country...
Joint action and analysis needed to combat human trafficking in the OSCE region, Special Representative says
Publishing date: 30 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
PRAGUE, 30 March 2009- Enhanced co-operation is urgently needed to strengthen national monitoring and reporting mechanisms on trafficking in human beings in Europe, OSCE Special Representative Eva Biaudet said at a conference today...
Montenegro's elections met almost all international standards, but further democratic development is needed, observers say
Publishing date: 30 March 2009
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
PODGORICA, 30 March 2009- Yesterday's parliamentary elections met almost all international commitments and standards, but the process again underscored the need for further democratic development, the international observation mission concluded today...