News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Former OSCE staff member gains top Canadian human rights award
Publishing date: 14 August 2003
SARAJEVO, 14 August 2003- Canadian human rights lawyer, Georgette Gagnon, who served from 2001 to 2003 as Director of Human Rights for the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been honoured with the Walter Tarnopolsky Human Rights...
OSCE Mission hails Bosnia and Herzegovina's new common core curriculum
Publishing date: 8 August 2003
SARAJEVO, 8 August 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina warmly welcomed today's adoption of an agreement on a country wide common core curriculum, calling it a further step towards the reform of the country's education system. The...
OSCE Mission welcomes steps towards administrative unification of schools in Herzegovina-Neretva
Publishing date: 6 August 2003
SARAJEVO, 7 August, 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes the issuance by the Minister of Education of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of an instruction on administrative unification of the Mostar Old Gymnasium and the so-called 'two...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina urges return of teachers
Publishing date: 5 August 2003
SARAJEVO, 5 August 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Robert M. Beecroft, urged education ministries and school directors to take extra steps to encourage returnee teachers to apply for teaching vacancies, which are being issued this week...
International community presents plan for integration of Mostar schools
Publishing date: 16 July 2003
MOSTAR, 16 July 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has presented officials and citizens of Mostar with a plan for the integration of two gymnasia (secondary schools), currently separated by the Boulevard in the centre of town...
OSCE Mission calls on Republika Srpska to implement decision on Srebrenica case
Publishing date: 11 July 2003
SARAJEVO, 11 July 2003- On 11 July, the anniversary of the Srebrenica tragedy, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina calls on Republika Srpska authorities to take their stated commitment to human rights seriously and to take immediate...
Wanted: Young and active people with ideas
Publishing date: 9 July 2003
SARAJEVO, 9 July 2003- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina invites young people throughout BiH to apply for the "Successor Generation Initiative" (SGI). First launched in 2002, SGI aims to bolster exceptional young...