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OSCE promotes transparency in Kazakhstan’s oil and gas industry
Publishing date: 29 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
URALSK, Kazakhstan, 29 June 2011 – Transparency and accountability in the management of oil, gas and other extractive industries revenues in the western Caspian Sea region of Kazakhstan is the topic of a one-day OSCE-supported roundtable discussion organized today in Uralsk...
OSCE supports public hearing on Osh and Jalal-Abad housing development
Publishing date: 24 June 2011
The second and final part of a public hearing on the activities of the State Directorate for Reconstruction and Development of Osh and Jalal-Abad took place in Bishkek on 24 June 2011. The hearing examined the recent work of the State Directorate in providing housing. Interbilim, a non-governmental organization, presented a report based on its monitoring of the Department’s recent activity.
OSCE helps evaluate local governance reform in Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 June 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
A workshop to evaluate local governance reform in Kosovo, organized by the OSCE Mission, concluded on 18 June 2011 in Mavrovo in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Sustainable transport and energy theme of photo contest launched by OSCE and Lithuanian Chairmanship
Publishing date: 6 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
VIENNA, 6 June 2011 – The OSCE and its Lithuanian Chairmanship today launched a photo competition to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable transport and energy...
OSCE Chairmanship workshop discusses confidence-building role of economic and environmental activities
Publishing date: 30 May 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
Participants in an OSCE Chairmanship-organized workshop held in Vienna on 30 May discussed the potential of economic and environmental activities to effectively build confidence and trust...
OSCE supports discussion on how climate change affects food security in Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 27 May 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
Experts and policy makers from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine gathered on May 26, 2011 in Kyiv to discuss how food security in the region could be affected by climate change and what measures their governments should start implementing...
OSCE human rights chief offers support for reforms in Morocco
Publishing date: 26 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
RABAT, 26 May 2011- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, today concluded a two-day visit to Morocco, stressing that the OSCE's institutions are ready to consider requests for support for the country's ongoing reform efforts...