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OSCE Mission organizes course at Belgrade University on organized crime threat
Publishing date: 26 November 2008
BELGRADE, 26 November 2008- Thirty-five students from Belgrade University's Law Faculty completed a specialized course on organized crime threats, existing legislation and future policy challenges today...
OSCE Mission to Georgia holds workshop to reduce oil spill risks and improve responses
Publishing date: 26 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Education
TBILISI, 26 November 2008- An OSCE Mission to Georgia workshop on how to reduce the risk of oil spills- and improve the response when they occur- opened in Batumi, Georgia, today...
Transparent civil service recruitment promoted in Armenia by OSCE Office
Publishing date: 26 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 26 November 2008- Members of civil service recruitment monitoring and assessment commissions that took part in a training course as part of the OSCE Office's Good Governance programme were awarded certificates in Yerevan today...
OSCE-supported conference in Tashkent focuses on human rights and democracy
Publishing date: 26 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TASHKENT, 26 November 2008- Human rights and democracy were in focus at a two-day OSCE-supported conference held in Tashkent to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
OSCE, International Finance Corporation help Belarus discuss reform of administrative procedures for business development
Publishing date: 26 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
MINSK, 26 November 2008- Simplifying administrative procedures executed by government agencies and institutions in relation to business entities in Belarus and international standards in the field were topics discussed at a workshop in Minsk today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo launches campaign against human trafficking
Publishing date: 25 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 25 November 2008- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched a campaign against human trafficking today, and called on the public to report any relevant information using an anti-trafficking helpline...
OSCE's senior gender adviser visits Belarus
Publishing date: 25 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
MINSK, 25 November 2008- Jamila Seftaoui, the OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, began a two-day visit to Minsk today linked to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the publication of a joint UN-OSCE survey...