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UN refugee agency Head Guterres urges States to support displaced people
Publishing date: 20 February 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights, Migration, National minority issues
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres called on OSCE participating States on 20 February 2014 to provide massive international support to share the burden of the crisis in Syria...
OSCE launches call for nominations: Max van der Stoel Award 2014
Publishing date: 14 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 14 February 2014 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors today launched a call for nominations for the Max van der Stoel Award, a 50,000 EUR prize recognizing extraordinary and outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities in OSCE participating States…
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Serbia, expresses support for multi-ethnic education in south
Publishing date: 5 February 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Education, National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors expressed her ongoing support for multi-ethnic higher education in southern Serbia during a visit to the country from 28 to 31 January 2014...
OSCE-supported fund helps build bridges between communities
Publishing date: 5 February 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Education, National minority issues
SKOPJE, 5 February 2014 – A new fund launched in Skopje today offers grants to municipalities, students, teachers, parents and schools for organizing activities that bring members of different communities together...
EU, UNHCR and OSCE help tackle the long-term problem of undocumented persons in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 22 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
BRUSSELS, THE HAGUE, 22 November 2013 – The European Commission, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) today publish the conclusions of the Regional Conference on Access to Civil Registration and Documentation in South-Eastern Europe, held on 25 October 2013 in Podgorica, Montenegro.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities agrees co-operation with Chisinau on integration of society, urges Transdniestrian authorities to exercise restraint on Latin-script schools
Publishing date: 19 November 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors carried out her first trip to Moldova, including Gagauzia and Transdniestria, from 11 to 14 November 2013...
Continued efforts to address the situation of Roma and Sinti needed, say participants of OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 7 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 7 November 2013 – Governments should take steps to more effectively integrate Roma and Sinti communities, participants said today at the opening of the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna, which runs until 8 November 2013...