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OSCE, UN and Council of Europe urge implementing global counter-terrorism strategy

Publishing date: 14 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 14 February 2007- Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy was the focus of a meeting between high-level representatives of the OSCE, the United Nations and the Council of Europe in Vienna today...

OSCE Chairman says work of Minorities Commissioner crucial for stability in OSCE countries

Publishing date: 14 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
MADRID, 14 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today the work of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, which he described as "crucial for stability...

Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova regrets lack of consensus on holding Transnistrian settlement talks planned for this week

Publishing date: 14 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 14 February 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Louis O'Neill, said today he was disappointed about the lack of consensus among the parties involved in the Transnistrian settlement process...

OSCE meeting in Baku discusses standards in civil-military relations

Publishing date: 14 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 14 February 2007- The welfare of the armed forces and relationship with civil society were the focus of a discussion at a two-day OSCE meeting which ended in Baku today...

OSCE Spanish Chairmanship announces Photo Contest

Publishing date: 13 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed), OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Mission to Moldova, OSCE Mission to Serbia, OSCE Mission to Skopje, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed), OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed), OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed), OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed), OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
VIENNA, 13 February 2007- The Spanish OSCE Chairmanship today announced a photo contest under the theme "Land and water, protecting our fragile environment". The main prize...

OSCE Chairman welcomes agreement to curb North Korean nuclear ambitions, urges strong follow up

Publishing date: 13 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
MADRID, 13 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, welcomed today's agreement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to start taking steps toward nuclear disarmament and urged...

OSCE Kosovo Mission to continue monitoring communities' rights

Publishing date: 13 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, National minority issues
PRIZREN, 13 February 2007- The OSCE Mission to Kosovo will continue to ensure that all communities in Kosovo enjoy equal human rights and fundamental freedoms without discrimination, Ambassador Werner Wnendt, the Head of the Mission, said today...

OSCE ready to help Turkmenistan advance democratic reforms after election, says Chairman Moratinos

Publishing date: 12 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Elections
MADRID, 12 February 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office said today he hoped the dialogue between the Organization and Turkmenistan will intensify after Sunday´s Presidential election, including on...

OSCE Mission to Moldova donates laundry machines to prison in Tiraspol

Publishing date: 9 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 9 February 2007- The OSCE Mission to Moldova today donated two industrial washing machines and two industrial dryers to Prison Number 3 in Tiraspol, the only penitentiary in the region where women are detained...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports the fight against organized crime

Publishing date: 8 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 8 February 2007- Strengthening the role of law enforcement bodies in the fight against organized crime, prosecuting perpetrators and better protecting victims of human trafficking were among the recommendations presented in Skopje today...