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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities expressed satisfaction with outcomes of visit to Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 October 2021
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Ukraine from 26 September to 1 October 2021. The High Commissioner welcomed Ukraine’s progress on draft legislation regulating national minority affairs during his visit to the country. “I am pleased to note that
High Commissioner builds on OSCE’s long-term co-operation with Hungary on national minority issues
Publishing date: 3 September 2021
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov welcomed Hungary’s legislative framework for national minorities and efforts to accommodate the interests of the different ethnic groups living in the country during his visit to Budapest from 26 to 27 August 2021. The High
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses language, education and citizenship on first official visit to Russian Federation
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited the Russian Federation for the first time since taking up his mandate from 23 June to 1 July 2021. Abdrakhmanov met with the authorities to discuss the situation of national minorities living in Russia as well as Russia’s
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities welcomes efforts to promote integration on first visit to Serbia
Publishing date: 25 June 2021
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Serbia from 14 to 17 June 2021. This was his first official visit since taking up his mandate at the OSCE. In meetings with President Aleksandar Vučić, President of the National Assembly Ivica Dačić, Foreign Minister Nikola
Multilingualism, digital approaches and girls’ education in focus at event to mark 25 years of The Hague Recommendations
Publishing date: 7 June 2021
THE HAGUE, 7 June 2021 — Different approaches to support the integration of diverse societies through multilingual and multicultural education were in focus at an online conference held today to mark the 25th anniversary of The Hague Recommendations regarding the Education Rights of National Minorities
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Rama announces appointments of senior OSCE officials, commends one of “most productive” Ministerial Councils in many years
Publishing date: 4 December 2020
TIRANA/VIENNA, 4 December 2020 — The appointment of four senior OSCE officials and the adoption of new commitments by States to strengthen the fight against organized crime and corruption as well as preventing torture made this one of the “most productive” Ministerial Councils in many years, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Edi Rama, at the close of the 27th OSCE Ministerial Council.
Quality history education is crucial to fostering social cohesion, conclude participants at OSCE Ministerial Council side event
Publishing date: 3 December 2020
TIRANA 3 December 2020 – The role of history education in fostering social cohesion in diverse societies was the focus of a side event held via video teleconferencing today on the margins of the 27th OSCE Ministerial Council in Tirana. The event was organized by the Albanian OSCE Chairmanship, the Permanent Mission of Spain to the OSCE, the OSCE Secretariat, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM).