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OSCE urges Chisinau and Tiraspol to talk to ensure that voters in disputed area can participate in elections

Publishing date: 2 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
CHISINAU, 2 April 2009- The central authorities in Chisinau and the regional authorities in Tiraspol must hold talks to find an understanding that enables Moldovan citizens in Corjova to exercise their right to vote...

OSCE to send election support team to Afghanistan for presidential election

Publishing date: 2 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
VIENNA, 2 April 2009- The OSCE's participating States agreed today to send an election support team to Afghanistan for the country's presidential and provincial council elections, accepting an invitation from Afghan Foreign Minister...

Greek Chairmanship welcomes 2009 OSCE budget approval

Publishing date: 2 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
VIENNA, 2 April 2009- The Greek OSCE Chairmanship welcomed today's decision by the 56 OSCE participating States to approve the Unified Budget for 2009, amounting to 158,676,700 euro...

OSCE releases Annual Report on a "challenging" 2008

Publishing date: 1 April 2009
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, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 1 April 2009- The OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization, released its 2008 Annual Report today....

OSCE Office conducts border management workshop for Azerbaijani and Turkish officers

Publishing date: 1 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Border management
BAKU, 1 April 2009- A two-day workshop for Azerbaijani and Turkish border guards and custom officers organized by the OSCE Office in Baku started today...

OSCE Office in Minsk helps raise awareness of alternative energy sources

Publishing date: 31 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
MINSK, 31 March 2009- A seminar on alternative renewable energy sources, supported by the OSCE Office in Minsk, was held at the International Sakharov Environmental University in Minsk today...

OSCE media freedom representative opens pioneering seminar for journalists in Turkmenistan, lectures at new Institute for Foreign Relations

Publishing date: 30 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media self-regulation
ASHGABAD, 30 March 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov today, and welcomed the government's intention to reform media education in the country...