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OSCE Newsletter now online: Netherlands Chair to focus on human security
Publishing date: 16 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, 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, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 16 January 2003- An interview with the new Chairman-in-Office, Dutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is the lead item in the latest issue of the OSCE Newsletter, now available online. The Newsletter also focuses on...
US support for OSCE policing drive will help fight terrorism and organized crime
Publishing date: 23 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
WASHINGTON D.C., 23 October 2002- More effective policing in the volatile Central Asia region adjoining Afghanistan is among measures that will help the United States and its allies in the region to combat terrorism and crime...
OSCE plays key role in fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 6 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 6 September 2002- The 55-nation OSCE is well suited to the complex task of preventing and fighting international terrorism and can serve as a valuable resource in helping to focus the efforts of participating States and other regional...
High-level officials agree to coordinate fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 13 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
Lisbon, 13 June 2002- High-level officials from governments and major international organizations, meeting in Lisbon on the initiative of the Portuguese Chairmanship of the OSCE, agreed on Wednesday to improve co-ordination and information-sharing...
"OSCE is not a talking shop" says Secretary General
Publishing date: 3 June 2002
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, Elections, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 3 June 2002- "The OSCE's work makes a practical difference to the lives of ordinary people in troubled areas", said the Secretary General of the Organization, Jan Kubis, dismissing suggestions by some media commentators calling the 55-...
OSCE Secretary General expresses sorrow over death of EUMM monitors
Publishing date: 20 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
VIENNA, 20 July 2001 (OSCE)- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) deeply regrets the death of three members of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in the north-western part of the former Yugoslav...
New OSCE photo gallery online
Publishing date: 28 May 2001
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, Elections, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 28 May 2001 (OSCE)-- An online archive of images depicting the work of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in its 21 field operations throughout south-eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Eastern Europe is now...