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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-ILO-IOM present handbook on managing migration in the Mediterranean region
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Migration
RABAT, 12 December 2007- Enhanced co-operation and more targeted policies are needed to effectively manage increasingly complex labour migration patterns in the Mediterranean, argues a new handbook presented today by the OSCE...
OSCE workshop discusses compensation for trafficked persons
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
BARCELONA, 12 December 2007- Compensating victims of trafficking is the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) that concludes today in Barcelona...
OSCE media watchdog calls for protection of sources law in France after journalist charged over intelligence leaks
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 12 December 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today called upon the French government to introduce, as pledged, measures to ensure the protection of journalistic sources...
OSCE supports interagency co-operation to fight transnational organized crime
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
VIENNA, 12 December 2007- Enhancing co-operation between police, prosecutors and judges in organized crime investigations is the focus of an expert meeting that began in Vienna today. More than 50 experts will participate in the meeting...
OSCE Chairman expresses hope for renewed CFE negotiations
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
MADRID, 12 December 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, today urged Russia to reconsider its unilateral suspension of implementation of commitments under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe...
OSCE promotes access to information in Tajikistan with training course for press officials and journalists
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 12 December 2007- Increasing public access to official information as well as fostering effective interaction between state administration bodies and journalists are the aims of a training seminar that is held today in Dushanbe...
OSCE Mission to Skopje promotes co-operation between civil society and local authorities
Publishing date: 12 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 12 December 2007- The city of Skopje unveiled today a strategy, developed with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, for enhancing co-operation with civil society organizations...