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OSCE Mission in Kosovo trains former ‘Civil Protection’ members
Publishing date: 8 February 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing
VUSHTRRI/VUČITRN, 8 February 2016 – The OSCE Mission today started a basic training course for 378 former members of the ‘Civilian Protection’ from northern Kosovo on the institutional and legal framework in Kosovo, including community rights...
OSCE condemns attack on journalist in Kosovo
Publishing date: 27 January 2016
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA / VIENNA, 27 January 2016 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over the attack yesterday on Gazmend Morina, a journalist with the Mitrovica South-based news portal Veriu.info...
OSCE Mission’s report assesses progress and challenges in community rights protection in Kosovo
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 17 December 2015 – While positive trends continue, more efforts are needed to advance communities’ rights, concludes an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report presented today...
OSCE Dialogue Academy, focusing on women's involvement in dialogue and policy-making from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade, concludes in Austria
Publishing date: 7 December 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
The OSCE Dialogue Academy, proposed by a group of prominent women from Prishtinë/Priština and Belgrade as part of their OSCE-supported “Follow us” initiative, was held from 27 November to 6 December 2015 at Stadtschlaining, Austria...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo condemns incidents in Goraždevac/Gorazhdec, calls for prompt investigation
Publishing date: 7 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 7 December 2015 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Jean-Claude Schlumberger strongly condemned today the latest incidents affecting the Kosovo Serb community in the village of Goraždevac/Gorazhdec, Pejë/Peć municipality...
OSCE Kosovo Mission campaign tackles gender inequality in property and inheritance rights
Publishing date: 7 December 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 7 December 2015 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched a campaign to raise awareness on the existing gender divide in property and inheritance rights today in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE field missions’ work in promoting regional co-operation important for stability in Western Balkans, says Chairperson-in-Office Dačić
Publishing date: 2 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Mission to Serbia, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BELGRADE, 2 December 2015- The work of the OSCE’s field operations in South-east Europe in promoting regional co-operation is important for sustaining stability in the region, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said today on the margins of the 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council in Belgrade...