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Conference highlights human rights challenges in OSCE region
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 2 October 2006- The OSCE's annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting opened today in the Polish capital with a call for states to take up the challenge of fulfilling their commitments to uphold human rights...
OSCE Chairman eases tensions by brokering transfer of Russian military officers from Georgia to Russia
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 2 October 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, flew to Georgia today and brokered the return to Russia of four Russian military officers charged with espionage...
OSCE Centre helps organize lectures on global economy in Ashgabad
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
ASHGABAD, 2 October 2006- More than 300 students will attend lectures on global economy and international economic relations that began today at the Turkmen State University and the Turkmen-Turkish University...
Community policing focus of OSCE-organized international symposium in Issyk-Kul
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 2 October 2006- Experts from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia are meeting today and tomorrow in Issyk-Kul at an OSCE-organized symposium to discuss best practices and lessons learned from community policing...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports anti-trafficking festival
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 2 October 2006- The second annual anti-trafficking festival took place this weekend in several regions of Ukraine, with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. "This is a very important event aimed at...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe organizes international ecological forum
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Environmental activities
VARZOB, Tajikistan, 2 October 2006- Environmental protection is the theme of an OSCE-organized international ecological forum of young people that opened today in the city of Varzob near Dushanbe. During the four-day event, some 80 environmental...
OSCE Chairman in touch with Russia and Georgia to try to ease rising tensions over "spy" case
Publishing date: 1 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 1 October 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht said today he was in close contact with Georgian President Saakashvili, Georgian Foreign Minister Bezhuashvili and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to try to decrease tensions...