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Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group issue statement
Publishing date: 5 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 5 March 2009- The Charge d'Affaires of the US Mission to the OSCE, Kyle Scott, issued the following statement in the OSCE's Permanent Council today on behalf of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group...
Expanded environmental co-operation in South Caucasus on agenda of OSCE-supported meeting in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 4 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
TBILISI, 4 March 2009- Government officials, environmental experts and civil society representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia as well as representatives from the OSCE and other international organizations began a meeting today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports parliamentary hearing on gender and legislation to curb bride kidnapping
Publishing date: 3 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
BISHKEK, 3 March 2009- More than 75 participants discussed Kyrgyzstan's draft legislation on gender and marriage age norms at an OSCE Centre-supported parliamentary hearing today...
Many positive efforts, but more work to be done in implementing gender laws in Kyrgyzstan, says OSCE's gender adviser
Publishing date: 27 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
BISHKEK, 27 February, 2009- Combating and eradicating gender-based violence, and helping improve existing legal mechanisms, were the main goals of a visit to Bishkek of Jamila Seftaoui, the OSCE's Senior Adviser on Gender Issues.
OSCE Centre in Astana supports meeting to promote effective laws to combat domestic violence
Publishing date: 26 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
ALMATY, 26 February 2009- Parliamentarians, members of the National Commission on Women, Family and Demographic Policy under the President, police officers and civil society representatives discussed how Kazakhstan can best combat domestic violence...
OSCE workshop in Serbia seeks to prevent terrorist use of the Internet
Publishing date: 25 February 2009
BELGRADE, 25 February 2009- A national expert workshop on combating terrorist use of the Internet and comprehensively enhancing cyber-security started in Serbia today...
OSCE Office and Azerbaijani Interior Ministry expand community policing project
Publishing date: 24 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Policing
BAKU, 24 February 2009- Police experts from the OSCE Office in Baku began giving a series of presentations on community policing today as part of a project to support the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry's expansion of such policing in Azerbaijan...