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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Tashkent to train domestic election observers
Publishing date: 9 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 9 June 2004- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent will begin training courses for domestic election observers in Andijan tomorrow. The programme is intended to prepare observers for the elections on 26 December, after which Uzbekistan will...
OSCE Mission and Norway assist Serbia in fight against trafficking, terrorism, extortion and kidnapping
Publishing date: 9 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Policing
BELGRADE, 9 June 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Embassy of Norway today handed over special equipment to the Border Police Directorate of the Serbian Interior Ministry as part of its assistance programme in the fight against...
OSCE Presence and Swedish government sign agreement on supporting civil society development in Albania
Publishing date: 8 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 8 June 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency signed an agreement today on financing the activities of the Presence's two Civil Society Development Centres for the next three years...
OSCE Office in Baku launches project on human rights
Publishing date: 8 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Policing
BAKU, 8 June 2004- Rapid reaction to human rights violations and investigation of known cases in preliminary detention facilities in Azerbaijan will be the focus of a project jointly launched by the OSCE Office in Baku and the Ombudsman Institution...
OSCE Mission and Norwegian Embassy assist Serbian police
Publishing date: 8 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
BELGRADE, 8 June 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Embassy of Norway will hand over special equipment to the Border Police Directorate of the Serbian Interior Ministry on 9 June to help in the fight against human trafficking...
OSCE Centre organizes master classes for regional journalists in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
URALSK, 8 June 2004- The OSCE Centre in Almaty is organizing a series of master classes for young regional journalists in Kazakhstan, with the first one to be held in Uralsk on Thursday...
International experts begin anti-corruption and good governance work in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization
BISHKEK, 7 June 2004- An international expert mission on anti-corruption and good governance started its work in Kyrgyzstan today. The mission consists of Benjamin Allen, Policy Advisor on Governance, UNDP, Bratislava; Stian Christensen, Transparency...