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Strategy needed to halt violence against women, say participants at OSCE Dushanbe meeting
Publishing date: 21 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 21 October 2008- OSCE participating States must design and implement efficient strategies to end violence against women, participants at a seminar in Dushanbe said today...
Parliamentarians visit Bosnia and Herzegovina to assess work of OSCE Mission, anti-trafficking efforts
Publishing date: 20 October 2008
Content type: Press release
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
SARAJEVO, 20 October 2008- OSCE parliamentarians are in Sarajevo today to visit the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and to observe the implementation of the Mission's mandate, including its work to combat human trafficking...
OSCE Mission to Moldova marks EU Anti-Trafficking Day with interactive theater performance
Publishing date: 17 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
CHISINAU, 17 October 2008- The OSCE Mission to Moldova will mark the EU's Anti-Trafficking Day tomorrow with a special performance in Chisinau of an interactive play about the dangers of human trafficking...
OSCE Conference in Prague focuses on effective migration management
Publishing date: 16 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Migration
PRAGUE, 16 October 2008- Improving legal migration and reducing illegal migration through a combination of comprehensive policy instruments and control mechanisms is the focus of an OSCE Conference that started in Prague today...
OSCE Special Representative issues statement ahead of EU Anti-Trafficking Day
Publishing date: 16 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 16 October 2008- OSCE Special Representative Eva Biaudet, on behalf of the Alliance Expert Co-ordination Team, released a statement underscoring the role of a National Rapporteur or equivalent mechanism in the fight against human trafficking...
OSCE, UN and EU co-chair Georgia discussions in Geneva, next date set
Publishing date: 15 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 15 October 2008- The OSCE, UN and EU co-chaired discussions on Georgia in Geneva today and it was agreed the parties would meet again next month.
OSCE, UN and EU leaders meet ahead of Geneva discussions on Georgia
Publishing date: 14 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 14 October 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner today to discuss Wednesday's diplomatic-level discussions on Georgia.