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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities commends efforts to improve access to higher education in southern Serbia

Publishing date: 3 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Education, National minority issues
BELGRADE, 3 March 2010- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, welcomed today the completion of a Serbian government-sponsored study on higher education needs in southern Serbia...

OSCE co-hosts Antalya seminar on preventing wildfires

Publishing date: 2 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
ANTALYA, Turkey, 2 March 2010- An advanced seminar on wildfire management for the Southeastern-Europe and South Caucasus regions, organized by the OSCE in co-operation with the Government of Turkey, started in Antalya today...

Afghan police learn strategies to fight drug trafficking during OSCE-facilitated course

Publishing date: 2 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Economic activities, Border management, Education, Policing
DOMODEDOVO, Russia, 2 March 2010- A group of 11 Afghan police officers will be trained on how to effectively combat drug trafficking during a two-week OSCE-organized course that started today...

First meeting on Transdniestria settlement under Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship sets goals for 2010

Publishing date: 2 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 2 March 2010- The first meeting of the representatives of the Sides, Mediators and Observers in the 5+2 Transdniestria settlement process with the Special Representative of the Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship, Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliyev, ended today...

Despite certain positive steps, Tajikistan's parliamentary elections failed to meet many key OSCE commitments

Publishing date: 1 March 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
DUSHANBE, 1 March 2010- Yesterday's parliamentary elections took place peacefully, but despite certain small positive steps failed to meet many key OSCE commitments, the international election observation mission concluded in a preliminary statement...

OSCE Centre presents manual on multi-cultural education in southern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 26 February 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BISHKEK, 26 February, 2010- A new manual for teachers on multi-cultural and multi-lingual education was presented today at the Panfilov secondary school in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan.

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office reiterates engagement with Afghanistan as key priority for Kazakh Chairmanship

Publishing date: 26 February 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Rule of law
ASTANA, 26 February 2010. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, State Secretary and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev made the following statement on Afghanistan today: