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OSCE Secretary General lauds Tajikistan as model for conflict-ridden countries
Publishing date: 29 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
DUSHANBE, 29 June 2007- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut praised Tajikistan as an example of successful post-conflict rehabilitation during a visit to Dushanbe for talks and to participate in a conference commemorating the 10th...
International co-operation needed to battle security threat posed by illegal drugs, say participants in OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- International co-operation is crucial to combat the security challenges posed by illegal drug trade and abuse, a representative of the Spanish OSCE Chairmanship told an Expert Conference on the threat of illicit drugs...
OSCE joint meeting to promote fighting the threat of illicit drugs
Publishing date: 27 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing
VIENNA, 27 June 2007- In partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit is organizing a two-day conference on "Fighting the Threat of Illicit Drugs" that will start tomorrow.
Ten years of peace-building in Tajikistan focus of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 25 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, Newsroom
VIENNA, 25 June- Tajikistan's impressive record in building peace and democratic institutions over the past decade, with the support of the OSCE and other international partners, is the focus of the latest issue of the OSCE Magazine...
OSCE meeting transforms concern about environment security into action
Publishing date: 23 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
PRAGUE, 23 May 2007- A high-level OSCE meeting focusing on environmental security transformed concerns that environmental factors are threatening global security into actions that will promote stability, said Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin...
Experts discuss how legal co-operation can help counter terrorism at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 23 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 23 March 2007- International legal co-operation in criminal matters should be strengthened in order to effectively counter terrorism, participants in a two-day OSCE expert workshop ending today concluded...
Border security and management focus of OSCE Vienna meeting
Publishing date: 1 December 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 1 December 2006- Ways to assist OSCE participating States in addressing the threats and challenges facing their borders were discussed at a meeting in Vienna on 29 and 30 November. Hosted by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre's Borders Team...