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OSCE Secretary General lauds Tajikistan as model for conflict-ridden countries
Publishing date: 29 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
DUSHANBE, 29 June 2007- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut praised Tajikistan as an example of successful post-conflict rehabilitation during a visit to Dushanbe for talks and to participate in a conference commemorating the 10th...
OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyz law enforcement bodies boost preparedness for terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 29 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
OSH, 29 June 2007- Helping law enforcement bodies in Kyrgyzstan prepare to handle the aftermath of a terrorist attack was the focus of an OSCE-organized training course that ended today in Osh...
OSCE media representative urges Armenian Parliament to drop amendments practically abolishing Radio Liberty's re-broadcasts
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, criticized legal amendments that would ban Armenian-language foreign media programmes on public-service broadcast channels, and introduce heavy fees...
International co-operation needed to battle security threat posed by illegal drugs, say participants in OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- International co-operation is crucial to combat the security challenges posed by illegal drug trade and abuse, a representative of the Spanish OSCE Chairmanship told an Expert Conference on the threat of illicit drugs...
OSCE-supported environmental centre organizes discussion on problems of Armenian lake
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
GAVAR, Armenia, 28 June 2007- The problems facing Lake Sevan, Armenia's main source of water, were discussed today at the public environmental information centre in Gavar, capital of Gegharkunik province.
Outgoing OSCE Minorities Commissioner: Integration key to conflict prevention
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, emphasized today the importance of operational conflict prevention in his final speech to the OSCE's Permanent Council, saying the key was promoting integration..
OSCE joint meeting to promote fighting the threat of illicit drugs
Publishing date: 27 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing
VIENNA, 27 June 2007- In partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit is organizing a two-day conference on "Fighting the Threat of Illicit Drugs" that will start tomorrow.