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OSCE donates equipment to Armavir region Crisis Management Centre in Armenia
Publishing date: 15 December 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
Andrey Sorokin, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, donated equipment to the Armavir Crisis Management Centre of the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations on 14 December 2015, with the aim of strengthening the Ministry’s capacities to safeguard people and the environment...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports award ceremony to mark International Anti-Corruption Day
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2015, the OSCE Office in Yerevan in co-operation with partners supported an annual award ceremony recognizing media, business community and civic activists for their efforts in the fight against corruption and in promoting the rule of law, access to justice and accountability. Those honoured were distinguished for their successes in using the legal system to hold business and corporate actors accountable to employees and consumers...
OSCE organizes youth debates in Armenia
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 27 November 2015 – A national debate contest on the role of the OSCE in ensuring security was launched today in in Yerevan, marking the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act...
OSCE workshop for penitentiary servants in Armenia highlights importance of providing social assistance to convicts
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 27 November 2015 – A two-day workshop for enhancing the work of penitentiary servants involved in providing social assistance to, and in the rehabilitation of convicts started today in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia. The workshop is organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Penitentiary Department of Armenia’s Justice Ministry...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports discussion on strengthening role of police in combating domestic violence
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
A roundtable discussion on the outcomes of a project supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and implemented by the Social Justice NGO with the aim of strengthening the role of police in combating domestic violence was held on 26 November 2015 in Yerevan...
OSCE launches a volume of decisions by the high instance court to support Armenia’s judicial system
Publishing date: 23 November 2015
A volume of decisions by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation for 2014 was launched on 20 November 2015 in Yerevan. It aims to serve as a useful tool and resource for all criminal lawyers...
OSCE-supported workshop focuses on environmental challenges in Armenia
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
The OSCE Office in Yerevan in partnership with Yerevan State University’s Centre on Sustainable Development organized a workshop on problems and solutions related to sustainable use of natural resources and environmental planning in Armenia on 10 November 2015 in the Armenian capital...