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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...
OSCE Mission condemns bomb attack on Croatian publisher
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 3 March 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has condemned Saturday's bombing of the car belonging to the prominent Croatian publisher, Ninoslav Pavic, owner of the media house, Europapress Holding. While the act of terror...
International expert mission visits Chechnya to examine preparations for upcoming referendum
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
MOSCOW, 3 March 2003- A joint expert mission from Europe's leading election observation bodies, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe, today concluded a five-day visit to Moscow and...
Barristers establish regional association in Khatlon province of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 3 March 2003- A key step towards the creation of a national barristers' association was taken in Tajikistan last Saturday with the establishment of a regional association in the country's Khatlon province. Thirty-five of the 43...