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OSCE Special Envoy assesses conflict resolution process during visit to Georgia
Publishing date: 26 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 26 July 2007- The OSCE wishes to see full implementation of commitments to a peaceful resolution of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, and welcomes recent Georgian initiatives to involve all parties in the process, Special Envoy Borrell said...
Protection measures help combat domestic violence in Kosovo, OSCE Mission says
Publishing date: 26 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 26 July 2007- Shortcomings in implementing the legal framework on domestic violence are troubling, especially when the health and safety of the protected party is jeopardized, concludes a new report of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo issued today...
Kazakhstan keen to enhance democracy, introducing media reforms, minister tells OSCE
Publishing date: 26 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 26 July 2007- Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, the Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan, said today his country is committed to democracy, and is ratifying international agreements...
OSCE Centre helps organize ecology summer camp in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 25 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Environmental activities
ASHGABAD, 25 July 2007- Environmental protection and education were the focus of a summer camp and a summer school that ended in the city of Khazar on the Caspian Sea today. More than 60 school children...
OSCE Chairman welcomes election of Albanian president
Publishing date: 24 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
MADRID, 24 July 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the conclusion of the presidential election in Albania...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator trains Ukrainian police officers on anti-trafficking measures
Publishing date: 23 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
LVIV, 23 July 2007- OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine has launched a series of regional training courses on combating human trafficking for the heads of local sections of the precinct police inspectors' service, with the first course held in...
Turkish elections underscore positive record and continuing challenges, OSCE finds
Publishing date: 23 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
ANKARA, 23 July 2007- The electoral process in Turkey was characterized by pluralism and a high level of public confidence underscored by the transparent, professional and efficient performance of the election administration, an OSCE...