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OSCE held human rights session for Kosovo's ministers

Publishing date: 8 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
PRISTINA, 8 May 2002- An orientation session for ministers of Kosovo's provisional government focused on the importance of human rights in the decision-making process. The session, organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...

OSCE at important moment in its evolution, says new Chairman-in-Office

Publishing date: 2 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing
VIENNA, 2 May 2002- The new Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, said on Thursday that the Organization was at an important moment in its evolution but stressed that it should remain an effective forum...

OSCE support to World Roma Congress in Poland

Publishing date: 30 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
SARAJEVO, 30 April 2002- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) wishes the participants of the 2nd Roma World Congress, which opens tomorrow, May 1, success in drafting and adopting constructive conclusions and...

High Commissioner on National Minorities on Moldova: "Resolving Ethnic Issues not a Zero Sum Game"

Publishing date: 10 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
CHISINAU, 10 April 2002- During his three day visit to the Republic of Moldova, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, stressed to interlocutors from across the political and ethnic spectrum that "resolving ethnic issues...

OSCE starts to take up its role in census in southern Serbia

Publishing date: 5 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
BELGRADE, 5 April 2002- Representatives of the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) have arrived in the municipalities of Bujanovac, Presevo and Medvedja and have started to...

Armenian Foreign Minister praises OSCE's conflict prevention activities

Publishing date: 21 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
VIENNA, 21 March 2002- Speaking before the 55-nation OSCE Permanent Council, the Armenian Foreign Minister, Vartan Oskanian, today expressed his Government's appreciation for the work the OSCE has done in his country...

Success for first meeting on Roma issues in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Publishing date: 12 March 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
BELGRADE, 12 March 2002- Effective inclusion of the Roma community into the political and social life in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) were among the issues handled in the first joint meeting between officials of the Federal...