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Ten years of peace-building in Tajikistan focus of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 25 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, Newsroom
VIENNA, 25 June- Tajikistan's impressive record in building peace and democratic institutions over the past decade, with the support of the OSCE and other international partners, is the focus of the latest issue of the OSCE Magazine...
OSCE Kosovo Mission encourages legal recognition of all ethnic communities, says Ambassador
Publishing date: 25 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
FERIZAJ/UROSEVAC, 25 June 2007- Ambassador Werner Wnendt, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, called today for a stronger commitment by Kosovo's Provisional Institutional of Self-Government (PISG) central and municipal authorities...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe holds meeting to strengthen anti-corruption efforts
Publishing date: 23 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Education, Rule of law
DUSHANBE, 23 June 2007- How to strengthen Tajikistan's efforts to combat and prevent corruption was the focus of a meeting organized by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Presence supports Albanian Assembly in strengthening parliamentarians' role
Publishing date: 22 June 2007
TIRANA, 22 June 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Parliament of Albania pledging continued assistance in consolidating its constitutional role as a forum for political debate...
OSCE Mission donates training centre, equipment to Georgian Border Police
Publishing date: 22 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TBILISI, 22 June 2007- The OSCE training Centre in Omalo, in Georgia's Tusheti region, together with IT and communications equipment were handed over to the country's border police at a ceremony today...
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences after two Norwegian military experts killed in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 22 June 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 22 June 2007- The OSCE Chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed his deep condolences today to the families of two Norwegian military officers who died after being hit by a vehicle in Tajikistan...
OSCE media freedom watchdog presents report on journalists' rights during political demonstrations
Publishing date: 21 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 21 June 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, issued a special report today on the problems faced by journalists when covering political demonstrations...