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OSCE Special Representative meets Romanian authorities to further co-operation on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 29 February 2012
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, on a visit to Bucharest on 28 February 2012, met with high-level authorities, including the State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Alina Bica, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Administration and Interior, Joan Dascalu...
OSCE hosts Vienna Energy Club meeting on good governance
Publishing date: 27 February 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
Improving efficiency, accountability and transparency in the field of energy was the focus of the sixth meeting of the Vienna Energy Club, hosted by the OSCE on 27 January 2012...
Protecting Internet freedom, human rights and fighting transnational threats should be top priorities, say participants of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting
Publishing date: 23 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 23 February 2012- Addressing security challenges in the OSCE region is the focus of the eleventh Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which started today in Vienna, bringing together an estimated 250 parliamentarians from more than 50 OSCE participating States...
OSCE and UNECE launch a handbook of best practices at border crossings
Publishing date: 22 February 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Transport Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) presented in Vienna on 22 February, 2012 a jointly produced handbook on border crossing policies...
OSCE Secretary General meets UN Secretary-General and Afghanistan’s Counter Narcotics Minister in Vienna
Publishing date: 16 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
VIENNA, 16 February 2012 – The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, met today in Vienna with the UN Secretary-General, Afghanistan’s Minister of Counter Narcotics and other high-level officials to discuss the importance of improving co-operation and co-ordination between the OSCE, UN and other international actors in combating trafficking of opium and heroin originating in Afghanistan...
OSCE Secretary General congratulates Serbian foreign minister on 2015 Chairmanship
Publishing date: 10 February 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić on 10 February 2012 in Vienna.
OSCE Secretary General meets Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand
Publishing date: 8 February 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, met on 8 February 2012 in Vienna a high-level delegation from Thailand led by Her Royal Highness, Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the Alternate Representative of Thailand to the United Nations...