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Croatia made considerable progress in mandate commitments, says OSCE Mission report
Publishing date: 20 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 20 July 2007- Over the past 12 months Croatia has come considerably closer to fulfilling the Mission mandate commitments and responsibilities, according to a report by the OSCE Mission to Croatia presented to the OSCE Permanent Council...
Elections in Nagorno-Karabakh should not have any impact on the peaceful settlement of the conflict, OSCE Chairman-in-Office says
Publishing date: 20 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 20 July 2007- Efforts to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh should not be hindered by the recent so-called "presidential elections" in the area, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said today...
OSCE Centre trains Turkmenistan's law-enforcement officials in drug search and identification
Publishing date: 20 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 20 July 2007- More than 50 officials from Turkmenistan's State Border and Customs Services, the Interior Ministry and the Ministry of National Security have taken part in a training courses in drug search, detection and...
OSCE Centre supports competitive free media in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 20 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 20 July 2007- Licensing for electronic media was the focus of discussions at an international conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Presence hosts discussion on women's leadership in Albania
Publishing date: 19 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
TIRANA, 19 July 2007- More than 40 women representing central and local government offices, civil society, and international organizations took part in a debate organized by the OSCE Presence yesterday to promote women's leadership and...
Making travel documents secure focus of OSCE workshop in Vienna
Publishing date: 19 July 2007
VIENNA, 19 July 2007- Helping OSCE countries improve the security of passports and other travel documents is the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit in co-operation with the ICAO in Vienna today...
New Moldovan anti-torture body needs to be independent and effective, OSCE Mission Head says
Publishing date: 19 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
CHISINAU, 19 July 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Louis O'Neill, today urged Moldovan legislators to ensure that a mechanism they plan to create that aims to prevent torture is effective...