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OSCE High Commissioner discusses naturalization, education reform in Latvia
Publishing date: 23 April 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
RIGA, 23 April 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, commended the Latvian authorities and national minority communities today for taking a solution-oriented approach to tackling the country's integration challenges...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to answer questions from the public
Publishing date: 5 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 5 March 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, launched today a new website feature, "Ask the High Commissioner," aimed at explaining the work of the office...
OSCE Chairman, Minorities Commissioner: Kosovo must remain multi-ethnic
Publishing date: 19 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 19 February 2008- Authorities in Pristina will need to address the anxiety of minority communities in Kosovo by rigorously applying its legal framework for minorities, the OSCE Chairman and High Commissioner on National Minorities said...
Education key to tolerance, says OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities on visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 30 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
SKOPJE, 30 January 2008- Education plays a key role in promoting tolerance, equal opportunities and public participation, said the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, at the end of a visit to Skopje and Tetovo...
OSCE Minorities Commissioner urges Kosovo's authorities to reach out to all communities
Publishing date: 15 January 2008
Content type: Press release
What we do: National minority issues
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 15 January 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek today urged Kosovo's communities to work towards reconciliation and called upon the government to ensure that minority rights are protected...
European Roma Rights Centre wins 2007 Max van der Stoel prize
Publishing date: 16 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
THE HAGUE, 16 October 2007- The European Roma Rights Centre will be presented the 2007 Max van der Stoel Award by Knut Vollebaek, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, in a ceremony today...
Preventing tensions around minority issues priority for the OSCE, says Organization's Chairman
Publishing date: 13 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
MADRID, 13 September 2007- OSCE Chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos said today that the Organization continued to attach particular importance to preventing ethnic strife and interstate conflagration around national minority issues in the OSCE region...