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OSCE Belgian Chairmanship, UNODC launch toolkit to help countries reform criminal justice systems
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the OSCE launched a new toolkit on Monday to help countries make their criminal justice systems more effective. The Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit is designed...
OSCE Chairman calls for strong move to tackle illicit arms trafficking by air
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht called for a wide range of organizations and companies to attend a special meeting next year to work on ways to fight the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons by air...
Kosovo media competes for best transparency and anti-corruption award
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 4 December 2006- Six journalism awards will be given out for the best reporting which has contributed to promoting transparent governmental practices in Kosovo...
OSCE Moldova Mission: elections for Gagauz governor improved, but unequal conditions mar campaign
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
CHISINAU, 4 December 2006- Ambassador Louis O'Neill, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova said today that the 3 December elections for the Bashkan (Governor) of Gagauzia were held in a generally calm manner and that voting procedures improved...
OSCE foreign ministers start meeting with focus on unresolved conflicts and boosting Organization's efficiency
Publishing date: 4 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BRUSSELS, 4 December 2006- Foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States began their annual Ministerial Council today, and the focus was on tackling protracted "frozen" conflicts and further improving OSCE efficiency...
Chairmanship transition from Belgium to Spain highlight of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 3 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 3 December 2006- An overview of the achievements of the outgoing Belgian Chairmanship and a preview of the priorities of the incoming Spanish Chairmanship are the lead items in the end-of-the-year issue of the OSCE Magazine...
Kazakhstan set to host OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's top meeting in 2008
Publishing date: 3 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
BRUSSELS, 3 December 2006- The elected leadership of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today unanimously recommended that the Assembly's top meeting in 2008, the Annual Session, be held in Kazakhstan...