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OSCE missions support regional municipal cross-border co-operation
Publishing date: 25 May 2006
PRIZREN, 25 May 2006- Local and regional officials from Kosovo, Albania, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met yesterday in Prizren, with the support of the OSCE, to discuss regional co-operation and local co-ordination on issues of mutual...
OSCE Centre facilitates discussion on reforming Kyrgyz prison system
Publishing date: 25 May 2006
BISHKEK, 25 May 2006- Kyrgyz authorities, representatives of civil society, international organizations and the diplomatic corps discussed this week the reform of the country's prison system at a meeting, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and...
Re-opening transport routes could contribute to solving frozen conflicts, say participants at OSCE Economic Forum
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
PRAGUE, 24 May 2006- Re-opening transport routes in regions paralyzed by frozen conflicts could help promote peace, leaders said at the 14th OSCE Economic Forum, which concluded today...
OSCE Centre supports meeting on crisis centres in Tajikistan for women victims of violence
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
KHUJAND, Tajikistan, 24 May 2006- Representatives of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe, local authorities, international experts and civil society met today to discuss the work of crisis centres and shelters in remedying and preventing violence against women..
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helps produce TV series on gender issues
Publishing date: 24 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
KYIV, 24 May 2006- A series of TV programmes on equal opportunities, produced with the help of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, will air on the country's UT-1 channel beginning 27 May. The programmes...
OSCE Presence and Albanian Interior Ministry to hold roundtable discussion on voter lists
Publishing date: 23 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 23 May 2006- The legal and sub-legal framework for the preparations of voter lists ahead of the forthcoming local government elections will be the focus of a roundtable discussion tomorrow, jointly organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania...
OSCE Office in Baku organizes expert discussion of Azerbaijani gender equality law
Publishing date: 23 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
BAKU, 23 May 2006- Providing a platform for gender experts and representatives of civil society to present their comments and views on Azerbaijan's first gender law was the aim of a meeting held today by the OSCE Office in Baku...