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New OSCE Chairman-in-Office makes fight against terrorism Organization's priority for 2002

Publishing date: 17 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 17 January 2002- The new OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Jaime Gama, today announced in his first speech to the Organization's 55-nation Permanent Council that the fight against terrorism will be one of OSCE's priorities

French Diplomat Fieschi new Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo

Publishing date: 11 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing
PRISTINA, 11 January 2002-- Pascal Fieschi from France has been appointed as new Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. Prior to his appointment to the OSCE, Mr. Fieschi served as France's Ambassador to Ukraine...

Portugal takes over OSCE Chairmanship for 2002

Publishing date: 10 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 10 January 2002-- Portugal has taken on its mandate to carry out the roles and responsibilities of the Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe during 2002. Portugal's Foreign Minister Jaime Gama...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo streamlines field presence

Publishing date: 9 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 9 January 2002-- Over the last two years, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has had offices or centres across almost the whole of Kosovo. This reflected the OSCE's commitment and effort to promote democratic governance...

OSCE Media Representative concerned over sentencing of journalists in Russia

Publishing date: 7 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 7 January 2002-- At the end of December 2001, two journalists were sentenced in Russia to prison terms. Grigory Pasko, a military journalist, was convicted of treason by a military court in Vladivostok...

OSCE Georgia Mission expands border monitoring operation

Publishing date: 2 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Border management
TBILISI, 2 January 2002-- The OSCE Mission to Georgia today deployed a team of five international border monitors to the village of Sno, north-eastern Georgia, where a new OSCE border monitoring base has been established

OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes abolition of exit visas in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 28 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization
BUCHAREST, 28 December 2001- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, welcomes the decision taken by the President of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, to abolish the exit visa requirement...

International conference agrees on need to abolish death penalty in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 21 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
DUSHANBE, 21 December 2001- An International Conference on the Death Penalty, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Tajikistan on 20 and 21 December, ended today in Dushanbe with an appeal by the participants to the President of Tajikistan...

OSCE Georgia Mission and European Commission sign assistance agreement

Publishing date: 21 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TBILISI, 21 December 2001- Yesterday, the OSCE Mission to Georgia and the European Commission (EC) signed a Grant Agreement of 210,000 euros in Brussels. The grant is a European Union contribution for the strengthening...

OSCE monitors accompany redeployment of Macedonian multi-ethnic police

Publishing date: 20 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Policing
SKOPJE, 20 December 2001-- Ethnically mixed police teams, accompanied by monitors of the OSCE and the European Union, yesterday redeployed to another five villages located in the previous conflict area around the town of Tetovo...