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Ukrainian Eurovision winner Ruslana to back OSCE anti-trafficking campaign
Publishing date: 5 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 5 July 2005- Ukrainian singer Ruslana, the winner of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, agreed to support the campaign against human trafficking at a meeting in Kyiv with Helga Konrad, the OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe opens Aarhus Centre in Khujand
Publishing date: 5 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Environmental activities
DUSHANBE, 5 July 2005- Helping the public participate in decision-making and offering access to information on environmental matters are the aims of an Aarhus Centre that opened today in Khujand in the Sughd region of Tajikistan...
OSCE Special Representative supports establishing Ukranian co-ordinator to fight trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 4 July 2005- The OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Helga Konrad, today supported the appointment of a national co-ordinator in Ukraine to fight human trafficking...
Competitive Albanian elections weakened by insufficient political will and system open to abuse
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 4 July 2005- The parliamentary elections in Albania on 3 July complied only partially with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. The elections were competitive and voters were provided with a diversity of info...
OSCE Mission welcomes permanent registration of Moldovan schools in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
CHISINAU, 4 July 2005- The OSCE Mission to Moldova today welcomed the permanent registration by the Transdniestrian authorities of four Moldovan schools. The schools in...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator's Office in Ukraine presents survey and manual on civil and commercial codes
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 4 July 2005- The Office of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the country's Supreme Court today published a survey and manual on the country's new civil and commercial codes...
OSCE Chairman proposes democratization strategy for Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON, 2 July 2005- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel has called for a comprehensive strategy to strengthen democracy and stability in the countries of Central Asia. It would build on its active assistance programme to Kyrgyzstan, ahead...