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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission Head urges Croatian Government to support refugee vote in parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 6 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
ZAGREB, 6 November 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby today urged the Government of Croatia to increase its support for out-of-country refugee voters during the upcoming parliamentary elections...
OSCE Office in Baku alarmed over dismissals
Publishing date: 6 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 6 November 2003- The OSCE Office in Baku today expressed its alarm at the growing number of complaints and reports on dismissals of Azerbaijani citizens from their jobs allegedly on the basis of their political convictions...
OSCE has critical role to play in new security environment- NATO Secretary General
Publishing date: 6 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 6 November 2003- NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson described the OSCE on Thursday as the standard bearer for human rights and fundamental freedoms and said the Organization had a critical role to play in the new security environment...
"No federalization without democratization," says OSCE CiO on visit to Moldova
Publishing date: 5 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 5 November 2003- The OSCE Chairman in Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, used the occasion of a visit to the Moldovan capital Chisinau to continue mediation efforts in the Moldovan/Transdniestrian conflict...
ICTY's Carla Del Ponte says OSCE could support truth and reconciliation commissions in south-eastern Europe
Publishing date: 4 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA, 4 November 2003- The Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Carla Del Ponte, suggested that the OSCE could play a role in creating truth and reconciliation commissions in the former Yugoslavia...
A new approach to protecting people living in informal settlements
Publishing date: 4 November 2003
PRISTINA, 4 November 2003- Tackling informal settlements means that central and local governments need to implement policies that treat these settlements and their inhabitants as an integral part of the community...
Georgian parliamentary elections marred by confusion over voter lists
Publishing date: 3 November 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 3 November 2003- The 2 November parliamentary elections in Georgia fell short of a number of international standards. Delays and confusion over voter lists contributed to a lack of public confidence in the governmental and parliamentary...