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OSCE Office awards journalists for environmental reporting in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 13 December 2005- Eleven journalists from different regions of Armenia were on Monday awarded for reporting on environmental issues at an annual competition organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Aarhus...
OSCE Office opens public environmental information centre in Armenia's remote Syunik district
Publishing date: 12 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 12 December 2005- The OSCE Office in Yerevan opened an Aarhus public information Centre in the capital of the remote Syunik province, Kapan. "The OSCE attaches high importance to...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator presents assessment of Ukrainian adoption mechanism
Publishing date: 12 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights
KYIV, 12 December 2005- Strengthening Ukraine's adoption system was the focus of a seminar today in Kyiv, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator and the Ukrainian Family, Youth and Sports Ministry, at which the findings of an assessment were...
Graduates of OSCE Mission's entrepreneur programme in Serbia visit business institutions
Publishing date: 12 December 2005
BELGRADE, 12 December 2005- Thirty graduates of the Young Entrepreneurial Spirit (YES) programme from all over Serbia today exchanged business ideas with representatives of the Serbian Development Fund and the Pro Credit Bank in Belgrade...
Counter-terrorism: OSCE holds workshop in Almaty on travel document security
Publishing date: 9 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
ALMATY, 9 December 2005- The first Central Asian regional workshop on the handling and issuance of travel documents co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and the OSCE Secretariat's Action against Terrorism Unit (ATU) and hosted by the Kazakh...
OSCE Mission presents Kosovo prime minister with handbook for human rights action plans
Publishing date: 9 December 2005
PRISTINA, 9 December 2005- On the eve of International Human Rights Day, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the Office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Finnish Human Rights Support Programme (FHRSP) presented the Prime Minister of...
OSCE institutions stress vital role of civil society in promoting human rights
Publishing date: 9 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA/WARSAW/THE HAGUE, 9 December 2005- Civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have played an essential role in promoting OSCE values since its establishment 30 years ago. It is essential that the Organization continues to support...