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OSCE held human rights session for Kosovo's ministers
Publishing date: 8 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 8 May 2002- An orientation session for ministers of Kosovo's provisional government focused on the importance of human rights in the decision-making process. The session, organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE Mission congratulates police service members on Day of Macedonian Police
Publishing date: 8 May 2002
SKOPJE, 7 May 2002- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje congratulates the members of the Macedonian police service on the occasion of the Day of Macedonian Police today. The OSCE Mission has worked very closely with the country's...
OSCE welcomes announcement of Kosovo municipal elections on 26 October
Publishing date: 7 May 2002
PRISTINA, 7 May 2002- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes the announcement by the UN Special Representative, Michael Steiner, of October 26 as the date for the second municipal elections in Kosovo. "The new election date will allow the Pillar III...
OSCE-Kyrgyzstan co-operation in policing to continue
Publishing date: 7 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 7 May 2002- The OSCE's Senior Police Adviser, Richard Monk, agreed with Kyrgyz authorities to continue the co-operation between the OSCE and Kyrgyzstan in the field of policing. The security situation...
Conference in Kazakhstan to discuss small business
Publishing date: 6 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 6 May 2002- The problems of small businesses in Kazakhstan, prospects for improving the legal framework and investment opportunities will be discussed at a conference in Almaty on 14 May. The "Legal Framework...
Seminar in Almaty prepares for Rio+10 Summit
Publishing date: 6 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
ALMATY, 6 May 2002- Economic and environmental issues in Central Asia will be the focus of a two-day seminar in Almaty. The seminar, to be held on 10-11 May, will be an important preparatory event for the World Summit in September 2002 in...
OSCE region has mixed record on media freedom, says OSCE's Media Representative Freimut Duve
Publishing date: 2 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 2 May 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, said the OSCE region had a mixed record on media freedom in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States. "There is a lot to be proud of as well...