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OSCE Centre trains Uzbek border guards and custom officials on intercepting illegal guns, spotting false travel documents
Publishing date: 25 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TASHKENT, 25 October 2004- A training course aimed at improving Uzbekistan's border management, focusing on the problems of arms smuggling and the use of fake travel documents, was launched today by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent. This four-week...
OSCE Tashkent Centre holds workshop on small business development in Central Asian tourism sector
Publishing date: 20 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 20 October 2004- To add momentum to OSCE initiatives to promote regional tourism in Central Asia, the OSCE Centre in Tashkent today held an event devoted to the challenges and opportunities of developing tourism in the region. The meeting...
OSCE Centre to train Uzbekistan's law enforcers on investigating human trafficking crimes
Publishing date: 15 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
TASHKENT, 15 October 2004- The second specialized training course for members of Uzbekistan's law enforcement agencies on investigating human trafficking crimes will be held on Monday in the Samarkand region by trainers trained by the OSCE Centre in...
OSCE Tashkent Centre holds leadership skills training for Uzbekistan's women
Publishing date: 15 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization
TASHKENT, 15 September 2004- Twenty women representing several Uzbek ministries, political parties, non-governmental organizations, the media, academia and lawyers gathered in the capital for a five day leadership skills training. The project is aimed...
Experts discuss Uzbekistan's migration policy at OSCE Centre meeting
Publishing date: 14 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Migration
TASHKENT, 14 September 2004- Experts on migration in Uzbekistan today discussed the country's new approach to migration issues at a meeting organized by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent. The meeting focused on a draft Concept Paper on Migration Policy of...
OSCE Centre/ODIHR hold conference on effectiveness of Ombudsman Office in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 10 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 10 September 2004- A conference on the co-operation of the Ombudsman Office with the court system in Uzbekistan is being held today in Tashkent. It brings together representatives...
OSCE Centre trains Uzbek media representatives to serve as election observers
Publishing date: 10 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Elections
TASHKENT, 10 September 2004- A four-day training course for media representatives who are interested in serving as election observers during the 26 December parliamentary elections concluded today in Tashkent. Organized by the OSCE Centre in...