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OSCE Centre in Astana supports efforts to eliminate discrimination against women

Publishing date: 23 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality
ALMATY, 23 September 2010- A two-day roundtable meeting co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss the implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women started...

OSCE-supported study tour to Finland for Belarusian officials to focus on use of two official languages

Publishing date: 21 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
HELSINKI, 21 September 2010- Officials and researchers from Belarus are on an OSCE-supported two-day study tour to Finland which started today to learn more about the practice of the implementation of two official languages in the country...

Use of electronic voting and upholding existing election standards focus of OSCE expert meeting

Publishing date: 16 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Elections
VIENNA, 16 September 2010- An expert meeting on the use of electronic voting in OSCE participating States- as well as the lessons learned from countries that have moved away from such systems- started in Vienna today...

OSCE/ODIHR to advise on Afghan elections

Publishing date: 14 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
WARSAW, 14 September 2010- A team of election experts sent by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) formally began its work in Kabul today...

OSCE Mission to Moldova supports social reintegration of former army, police and border guard officers

Publishing date: 14 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Education, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 14 September 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Philip Remler, launched an OSCE-supported project helping over 80 former army, police and border guard officers retrain for civilian professions...

OSCE Special Representative calls for enhanced partnership among international organizations and civil society to better tackle human trafficking

Publishing date: 13 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Rule of law
STRASBOURG, 13 September 2010- Partnership among public sector, NGOs and international organizations is vital to fight human trafficking, said the OSCE Special Representative for Combating Human Trafficking, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, today...

Belarusian police experts on community policing study tour to Hungary

Publishing date: 13 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
MINSK, 13 September 2010- A group of representatives from the Belarusian Interior Ministry started a study tour in Hungary today as part of an OSCE project on enhancing interaction between the police and local communities...