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OSCE Spanish Chairmanship announces Photo Contest
Publishing date: 13 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed), OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Mission to Moldova, OSCE Mission to Serbia, OSCE Mission to Skopje, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed), OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed), OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed), OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed), OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
VIENNA, 13 February 2007- The Spanish OSCE Chairmanship today announced a photo contest under the theme "Land and water, protecting our fragile environment". The main prize...
OSCE Chairman welcomes agreement to curb North Korean nuclear ambitions, urges strong follow up
Publishing date: 13 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
MADRID, 13 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today's agreement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to start taking steps toward nuclear disarmament and urged...
OSCE Kosovo Mission to continue monitoring communities' rights
Publishing date: 13 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRIZREN, 13 February 2007- The OSCE Mission to Kosovo will continue to ensure that all communities in Kosovo enjoy equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, Ambassador Werner Wnendt, the Head of the Mission, said today...
OSCE ready to help Turkmenistan advance democratic reforms after election, says Chairman Moratinos
Publishing date: 12 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Elections
MADRID, 12 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office said today he hoped the dialogue between the Organization and Turkmenistan will intensify after Sunday´s Presidential election, including on...
OSCE Mission to Moldova donates laundry machines to prison in Tiraspol
Publishing date: 9 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 9 February 2007- The OSCE Mission to Moldova today donated two industrial washing machines and two industrial dryers to Prison Number 3 in Tiraspol, the only penitentiary in the region where women are detained...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports the fight against organized crime
Publishing date: 8 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 8 February 2007- Strengthening the role of law enforcement bodies in the fight against organized crime, prosecuting perpetrators and better protecting victims of human trafficking were among the recommendations presented in Skopje today...
Respect for media autonomy vital to any democratic society, says OSCE Representative during visit to Sarajevo
Publishing date: 7 February 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
SARAJEVO, 7 February 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today that Bosnia and Herzegovina had an advanced legal regime governing freedom of the media, but a strict governmental adherence to media autonomy was needed to...