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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre helps devise and implement gender policies in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
KHUJAND, Tajikistan, 5 June 2007- Raising awareness of gender equality issues among civil servants and providing them with gender analysis tools for their everyday work are the aims of a five-day OSCE-supported training course which started in Khujand...
OSCE seminar in Madrid to set up police gender balance network
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
MADRID, 5 June 2007- A seminar on gender balance in police management, organized by the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit and the Spanish Chairmanship, starts today in Madrid...
OSCE to assess parliamentary poll in Belgium
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/BRUSSELS, 5 June 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE/ODIHR, has sent an election assessment mission to Belgium for the June 10 parliamentary elections, following an invitation from the Belgian authorities...
OSCE Mission awards scholarships to Serbian Interior Ministry employees
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Education, Policing
BELGRADE, 5 June 2007- The OSCE Mission to Serbia today awarded eight employees of the Serbian Interior Ministry with scholarships for postgraduate studies in global and national security...
Spanish Chairmanship says Armenia made election progress and OSCE willing to help further
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 5 June 2007- Armenia made commendable progress during last month's parliamentary elections and the OSCE is willing to help the country continue that trend in next year's presidential poll, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office said today.
OSCE Mission Head calls for strengthening efforts to protect environment in Serbia
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Environmental activities
BELGRADE, 5 June 2007- On the occasion of the World Environmental Day, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, drew attention to environmental hazards in Serbia and called on the authorities and the public to strengthen...
OSCE Representative opens seminar in Minsk, voices concern over State control over media
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
MINSK, 4 June 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, opened a seminar for some 30 journalists and government press secretaries in Minsk today...