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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and UN secretaries general meet to discuss interoperability among key players in international crisis management
Publishing date: 7 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 7 March 2003- The OSCE Secretary General, Jan Kubis, accompanied the former President of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari, at a meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, in New York on Thursday, to discuss the possibility...
Observers disappointed that Armenian election falls short of international standards
Publishing date: 6 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN, 6 March 2003- Voting and counting in yesterday's second round presidential election in Armenia were marked by serious irregularities. The overall election process fell short of international standards...
EBRD President urges OSCE participating States to support small business
Publishing date: 6 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 6 March 2003- The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Jean Lemierre, urged OSCE participating States on Thursday to support small business, improve energy efficiency and encourage regional trade to...
Scheme assists former soldiers to gain new civilian jobs
Publishing date: 6 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 6 March, 2003- Nearly 6,000 former members of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) armed forces will receive assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to make a transition to civilian life and find sustainable employment...
OSCE Skopje Mission co-organizes business training for young entrepreneurs
Publishing date: 6 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 6 March 2003- Twenty-five young future entrepreneurs from six municipalities in the Macedonian Kicevo valley will participate on Saturday, 8 March, in a teaching workshop to develop creative business concepts and the basic...
CiO appeals to Turkmen President to work with OSCE on human rights
Publishing date: 4 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
THE HAGUE, 4 March 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, met Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov on Monday in Ashgabad to...
OSCE Mission urges Bosnia and Herzegovina entity to implement law on conscientious objection
Publishing date: 4 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 4 March 2003- Ambassador Robert Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), today called on the authorities of the BiH Federation-- one of the country's two entities-- to fully implement the law that grants...