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Exchange of information key to fighting terrorism, organized crime say participants in OSCE workshop in Central Asia
Publishing date: 6 June 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 6 June 2012 – Enhancing co-operation in Central Asia to fight organized crime and terrorism is the topic of a two-day workshop organized by the OSCE, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) that began today in Almaty...
OSCE Secretary General meets Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 1 June 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
JEJU, Republic of Korea, 1 June 2012- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today met with the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Omurbek Babanov, in the margins of the Jeju Peace Forum, at which both were delivering keynote addresses...
OSCE Special Representative, on follow-up visit to UK, calls for monitoring human rights impact of anti-trafficking and migration policy
Publishing date: 29 May 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Migration
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, emphasized the protection of human rights of trafficked persons at an event on 28 May 2012 in London jointly organized with the UK Home Office, and with the participation of Damian Green, UK Minister of State for Immigration...
OSCE supports discussion on countering terrorist radicalization
Publishing date: 29 May 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
An OSCE-supported seminar on countering violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism took place in Bishkek on 28 and 29 May 2012...
OSCE reviews plan of action to control small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 23 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Arms control
VIENNA, 23 May 2012 – The 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partners for Co-operation today concluded a review of the OSCE Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons that aims to counter the spread and accumulation of illicit SALW...
OSCE welcomes peaceful voting in Kosovo for Serbian election
Publishing date: 21 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
DUBLIN / VIENNA, 21 May 2012 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, today welcomed the peaceful and orderly voting in Kosovo for the second round of the Serbian presidential election of 20 May...
Immigration regulations and law enforcement action in OSCE area should consider the wellbeing and social inclusion of trafficked persons, says OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 18 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
HAIFA, Israel, 20 May 2012 – Speaking today at an international workshop on human trafficking in Israel, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, underlined that victims of trafficking are subjected to multiple violations of human rights...