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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-UN call for action to combat small arms trafficking
Publishing date: 12 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships
BRDO, SLOVENIA, 12 March 2003- Measures taken to combat small arms trafficking in south-eastern Europe were subjected to the scrutiny of government and NGO experts at a two-day meeting held in Brdo. The meeting wrapped up today with...
Scheme assists former soldiers to gain new civilian jobs
Publishing date: 6 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 6 March, 2003- Nearly 6,000 former members of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) armed forces will receive assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to make a transition to civilian life and find sustainable employment...
Bosnia and Herzegovina entities conduct joint natural disaster exercise
Publishing date: 6 February 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 6 February 2003- Yesterday, for the first time in over ten years, the armed forces of both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina- the Federation and Republika Srpska- conducted a command post exercise which simulated a natural disaster...
OSCE States will fund long-term scheme to destroy surplus weapons and explosives in Georgia
Publishing date: 30 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TBILISI, 30 January 2003-- An agreement was signed today between the Georgian authorities and the OSCE, establishing a project to eliminate or recycle vast munitions dumps, which are a threat to the safety, ecology and security of the country.
New OSCE Head of Mission and CiO Personal Representative to facilitate solution in Moldova
Publishing date: 21 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
THE HAGUE, 21 January 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has appointed Ambassador William H. Hill of the United States as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. For Ambassador Hill, a distinguished...
OSCE Newsletter now online: Netherlands Chair to focus on human security
Publishing date: 16 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 16 January 2003- An interview with the new Chairman-in-Office, Dutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is the lead item in the latest issue of the OSCE Newsletter, now available online. The Newsletter also focuses on...
The Netherlands takes over OSCE Chairmanship
Publishing date: 7 January 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Troika, Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA/THE HAGUE, 7 January 2003- The Netherlands will make the fight against trafficking in human beings, weapons and drugs a key focus of its Chairmanship of the OSCE, which began on 1 January. "The Netherlands has decided to focus attention...