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Uzbek and Afghan officials to attend OSCE border control training

Publishing date: 17 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Countering terrorism, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TASHKENT, 17 October 2003- Border guards, police officers and customs officials from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan will attend a two-week OSCE training course, which will start in the Uzbek border town of Termez next week. Officials from the...

Joint OSCE workshop in Tashkent tackles money-laundering and the financing of terrorism

Publishing date: 6 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Countering terrorism
TASHKENT, 6 October 2003- Money laundering is a direct threat to both national and international security, therefore international co-operation is essential in combating it, experts heard during a two-day joint OSCE workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan...

Uzbek prison officials, NGOs to undergo OSCE training in Poland

Publishing date: 6 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TASHKENT, 6 October 2003- Representatives from Uzbek prisons, the Ombudman's Office and non-governmental organizations will attend an OSCE training programme in Poland on international prison standards. The training scheme, which starts tomorrow...

OSCE opens new information centre for Uzbek citizens

Publishing date: 4 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 4 September 2003- A new information centre, the Information Resource Centre (IRC), located in the premises of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent has opened its doors, providing to Uzbekistan's citizens free access to information through...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office says continued dialogue needed in Central Asia

Publishing date: 17 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development
THE HAGUE, 17 July 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, returned from a five-day visit to Central Asia convinced that there is no alternative to continued dialogue with the Central Asian...

OSCE meeting promotes co-operation on dealing with labor migration in Central Asia

Publishing date: 24 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 24 June 2003- Government representatives and high-ranking officials from four Central Asian states and the Russian Federation are meeting in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, today in an effort to improve co-operation in dealing with...

OSCE Envoy urges focus on dialogue and NGOs in Central Asia

Publishing date: 11 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Human rights
VIENNA, 11 June 2003- Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who is Personal Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia, on Wednesday stressed the importance of strengthening civil society and regional co-operation in helping...