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Anti-terrorism measures related to forgery of identity papers discussed in Yerevan
Publishing date: 30 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Countering terrorism
YEREVAN, 30 July 2002- Participants at an anti-terrorism conference in Yerevan were told that the forgery of documents and illegal movement of people have both increased after the 11 September events. The conference "Combating terrorism...
Southern Serbia municipal elections generally in line with international standards
Publishing date: 29 July 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
BUJANOVAC, 29 July 2002- Yesterday's municipal elections in southern Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, generally were conducted in accordance with OSCE commitments for democratic elections and Council of Europe standards...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes outcome of elections in southern Serbia
Publishing date: 29 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Elections
LISBON, 29 July 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has welcomed the outcome of the 28 July municipal elections in southern Serbia. "These elections are an important watershed and are viewed...
Graduation of Macedonian police officers meets OSCE commitment within peace framework
Publishing date: 29 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Policing
LISBON, 29 July 2002- Over 600 police cadets have now finished basic training under an OSCE-supported programme aimed at increasing the number of police from ethnic minorities within the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
International organizations warn Tajik workers against dangers of employment abroad
Publishing date: 29 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 29 July 2002- The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Offices in Tajikistan urge Tajik nationals wishing to travel abroad...
Weapons into water: OSCE repairs irrigation channel in exchange for handing in of small arms in Georgian conflict zone
Publishing date: 29 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TBILISI, 29 July 2002- Repair works on a 40-kilometre irrigation channel system that runs through Georgian and Ossetian villages in the conflict zone are well underway. The repairs are an unusual form of compensation for co-operation...
Deadline approaching for postal Voter Registration
Publishing date: 29 July 2002
PRISTINA, 29 July 2002- The deadline for all potential voters living outside Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro to return by-mail voting applications for the 26 October municipal elections is now just over two weeks away- on August 11...