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First group of Georgian border guards graduate from OSCE Mission's intensive training programme
Publishing date: 12 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Border management
TBILISI, 12 July 2005- A group of 77 Georgian border guards, newly equipped with specialist skills, are the first people to graduate from a four-week OSCE Mission to Georgia Training Assistance Programme course. "By the end of this summer, nearly 400...
Kyrgyz election marks tangible progress
Publishing date: 11 July 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 11 July 2005- The 10 July Kyrgyz presidential election marked tangible progress towards meeting OSCE and other international commitments for democratic elections, although the vote count proved to be problematic...
OSCE Centre holds environmental summer camp for young people in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ALMATY, 11 July 2005- Young people from several villages near the former nuclear test site of Semipalatinsk are participating in a ten-day summer camp organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty to learn about radiation safety and environmental issues...
Local elections in Moldova's capital calm, but not without shortcomings, OSCE and Council of Europe missions say
Publishing date: 11 July 2005
CHISINAU, 11 July 2005- The first round of elections to the post of Mayor of Moldova's capital Chisinau generally complied with most OSCE commitments and Council of Europe election standards, the OSCE Mission said today. However, the elections fell...
OSCE Kosovo Mission welcomes signing of Independent Media Commission law
Publishing date: 11 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 11 July 2005- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today welcomed the signing of a law on the Independent Media Commission by the UN Special Representative, Soeren Jessen-Petersen. "Free, independent and professional electronic media are crucial...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator and partners help Ukraine draft new action plan to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 8 July 2005- Drafting a national comprehensive programme to combat human trafficking is the focus of a three-day seminar which began today in Kyiv. Co-organized by the OSCE, it brings together representatives of state authorities, including law...
OSCE Tashkent Centre opens Internet cafe for journalists in Samarkand
Publishing date: 8 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Media freedom and development
SAMARKAND, 8 July 2005- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent has launched its second Internet Cafe for Journalists today, opening new possibilities for media professionals who need access to the up-to-date global information network. "Free and professional...