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OSCE fosters Albania and Montenegro law enforcement co-operation in fight against trafficking and organized crime
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
TIRANA, 15 November 2007- Enhancing co-operation between Albanian and Montenegrin police, prosecutors and judges in the fight against transnational organized crime was the focus of an OSCE meeting that ended in Shkodra today...
OSCE Office supports study on the participation of female candidates in Armenia's parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 15 November 2007- An imperfect electoral process, gender stereotypes, and a lack of political experience and financial resources put female political candidates at a disadvantage, found an OSCE-supported study presented today in Yerevan...
Co-operation needed to prevent terrorists from exploiting the Internet, finds OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
VIENNA, 15 November 2007- Co-operation is crucial to efforts to prevent terrorist exploitation of the Internet, heard participants at an OSCE expert workshop that started today...
Travel document security in Mediterranean region focus of OSCE workshop in Madrid
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
MADRID, 15 November 2007- Helping OSCE countries improve the security of passports and other travel documents in the Mediterranean region was the focus of an OSCE workshop that ended in Madrid today...
OSCE Mission announces Moldova photo contest
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 15 November 2007- The OSCE Mission to Moldova announced today a photo contest aimed at exploring the diversity, traditions and modern developments of life in Moldova...
Albania modernizes address and civil registration systems with support from the OSCE Presence
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 15 November 2007- The Albanian government's work to computerize the country's civil registry and create a new address system was presented today at a conference organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania together with the Interior Ministry...
OSCE plays indispensable role in Kosovo, says UN's Kosovo administrator
Publishing date: 15 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 15 November 2007- Clarity on Kosovo's future is critical for the communities in Kosovo and to ensuring stability in the region, said Joachim Ruecker, Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), addressing the OSCE today...