News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Skopje
Publishing date: 5 November 2001
SKOPJE, 5 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, visited Skopje on 4 and 5 November and met with the President of the Republic, Boris Trajkoski, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ilinka Mitreva...
OSCE seminar in Belgrade discusses use of water resources and management of international waterways
Publishing date: 5 November 2001
BELGRADE, 5 November 2001 (OSCE)- Environmental issues are at the top of the agenda of an international seminar, which currently takes place in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). The two-day event, organized by the OSCE in co-ordination...
OSCE Mission to Yugoslavia assessed municipal by-elections of 4 November in Serbia
Publishing date: 5 November 2001
BELGRADE, 5 November 2001 (OSCE)- The OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) carried out an assessment of the municipal by-elections that were held in 18 municipalities in Serbia on Sunday, 4 November...
All conditions fulfilled for Open Skies Treaty to enter into force
Publishing date: 5 November 2001
VIENNA, 5 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The Governments of the Depository nations Canada and Hungary have announced that the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus have deposited their instruments of ratification of the Treaty on Open Skies...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes endorsement of Kosovo Serb participation in November's election
Publishing date: 3 November 2001
PRISTINA, 3 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has welcomed the endorsement, by the parliaments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia, as well as by the President of the FRY, Vojislav Kostunica...
OSCE resource centre opens at university of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 2 November 2001
TASHKENT, 2 November 2001-- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent officially opened its Resource Centre at the National University of Uzbekistan, Faculty of Social & Political Sciences.
Roundtable on Judicial Integrity held by the Kosovo Judicial Institute
Publishing date: 2 November 2001
PRISTINA, 2 November 2001 (OSCE)-- Judicial integrity and enhancing the quality of the profession was the focus of a roundtable held by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo. The meeting, run by the OSCE-established Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI)...
Kosovo Media Appeals Board decides on case Hasanaj vs. Temporary Media Commissioner
Publishing date: 2 November 2001
PRISTINA, 2 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The Kosovo Media Appeals Board has issued a decision in the case of Besfort Hasanaj versus the Temporary Media Commissioner (TMC), presented to the Board on 15 October...
Human trafficking: fastest growing form of organized crime, Mr. Arlacchi tells OSCE Council
Publishing date: 1 November 2001
VIENNA, 1 November 2001 (OSCE)-- "In the first half century of its existence, the United Nations concentrated on strengthening collective security in order to reduce the likelihood of war between States...
OSCE welcomes entry into force of Aarhus Convention in Armenia
Publishing date: 1 November 2001
YEREVAN, 1 November 2001 (OSCE)-- The Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has become legally binding...