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In Turkmenistan, OSCE PA Special Representatives underscore importance of engagement
Publishing date: 18 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Elections, Good governance
COPENHAGEN, 17 December 2014 – Special Representatives from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly have completed a visit to Turkmenistan, where they emphasized the importance of engagement and dialogue with the OSCE in meetings with government and parliamentary leaders...
OSCE proves its value and ability as a forum for dialogue, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Burkhalter as Basel Ministerial Council ends
Publishing date: 5 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BASEL, Switzerland, 5 December 2014 – The OSCE proved its value and ability as a forum for dialogue while its key principles were defended, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter as the 21st Ministerial Council concluded in Basel today. Burkhalter welcomed decisions on Germany and Austria assuming the OSCE Chairmanships respectively in 2016 and 2017, and lauded decisions to further enhance the fight against terrorism and boost States’ preparedness against the threat of natural disasters...
OSCE Office supports training course for young people in Armenia on anti-corruption
Publishing date: 3 December 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Good governance, Youth
TSAGHKADZOR, Armenia, 3 December 2014- A four-day workshop to sum up an anti-corruption course on investigative journalism and photo reporting for 25 young people was launched today in Tsaghkadzor by the Future is Yours NGO with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.
OSCE-supported Monitoring report on good governance in local self-government presented in Podgorica
Publishing date: 1 December 2014
The OSCE Mission supported the NGO centre for development of non–governmental organisations (CRNVO) in the development of 2013 the monitoring report on good governance in local self-government, involving 21 municipalities in Montenegro, which was presented on 27 November 2014 in Podgorica.
OSCE-supported workshop focuses on integrity plans in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s security sector to counter corruption
Publishing date: 28 November 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 28 November 2014 – A two-day educational workshop aimed at assisting security sector institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina to create and implement integrity plans ended in Sarajevo today. It was co-organised by the Centre for Security Studies BiH, the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of the Fight Against Corruption, and the OSCE Mission to BiH...
OSCE organizes course on website management for state institutions in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 28 November 2014
ASHGABAT, 28 November 2014 – Launching and managing online resources of state institutions was the topic of an OSCE-organized course that concluded in Ashgabat today...
OSCE supports training courses in Uzbekistan on anti-corruption and integrity practices in healthcare and education
Publishing date: 27 November 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
TASHKENT, 27 November 2014 – A series of national training courses on anti-corruption and integrity practices for representatives of selected public healthcare and education institutions started today in Tashkent. The two one-day courses are organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and the Office of the Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan...