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OSCE press releases and media advisories

• December 28, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission issues report on condition of Kosovo detention facilities

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  PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 29 December 2010 - Living conditions in Kosovo's detentions facilities are satisfactory, but some outstanding issues still need to be addressed by relevant institutions, according to a report released today by the OSCE Mission...
• December 27, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre provides platform to discuss challenges facing Kyrgyzstan's new Parliament

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  BISHKEK, 28 December 2010 - A forum supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek to discuss the challenges facing Kyrgyzstan's new Parliament following the formation of the country's first coalition government was held in Bishkek today...
• December 23, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre supports journalism education in Turkmenistan

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  ASHGABAT, 24 December 2010 -Future press attachés, foreign correspondents and communications officers took part in an OSCE-organized series of lectures on contemporary global journalism that concluded in Ashgabat today...
• 4:00

  OSCE Office promotes new accountancy standards for Azerbaijani entrepreneurs

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  GUBA, Azerbaijan, 24 December 2010 - A training course on new accountancy standards for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), organized by the OSCE Office in Baku started today in the city of Guba, northern Azerbaijan...
• December 22, 2010
• 4:00

  Kazakh Chairmanship welcomes 2011 OSCE budget approval

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  VIENNA, 23 December 2010 - The Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship and the Lithuanian Chairmanship of the Advisory Committee on Management and Finance welcomed today's decision by the OSCE participating States to approve the 2011 Unified Budget of 150,764,700 euros.
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre supports publication of gender analysis manual to enhance local and regional budgeting in Kyrgyzstan

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  OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 23 December 2010 - An OSCE-organized workshop on gender mainstreaming for local and regional administration employees took place today in Osh, Kyrgyzstan...
• December 21, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission to Moldova helps former military officers transition to civilian life

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  CHISINAU, 22 December 2010 - Moldovan former officers and warrant officers today graduated from a course at the Moldovan Academy of Economic Studies held as part of an OSCE Mission to Moldova project to help...
• 4:00

  Anniversary publication of OSCE documents launched in Yerevan

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  YEREVAN, 22 December 2010 - The Armenian translation of three key OSCE documents prepared by the OSCE Office in Yerevan together with the Armenian Foreign Ministry was presented today to the Armenian public...
• 4:00

  Hungarian media law further endangers media freedom, says OSCE media freedom representative

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  VIENNA, 22 December 2010 - Hungary's new media law violates OSCE media freedom standards and endangers editorial independence and media pluralism, Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today...
• December 20, 2010
• 4:00

  Parliaments discuss oversight role and independent institutions in OSCE-organized regional seminar in Tirana

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  TIRANA, 21 December 2010 - The oversight role of parliaments and their relationship with independent institutions was discussed at a two-day regional seminar organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, other OSCE field operations...
• 4:00

  OSCE Office to present survey on perception of corruption in Armenia's higher education system

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  YEREVAN, 21 December 2010 - An OSCE-supported study aiming to raise awareness and promote discussion on corruption in universities and to involve students in monitoring cases of corruption in universities will be presented on Wednesday...
• 4:00

  OSCE Presence, Ministry of Education promote civic education in Albania

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  TIRANA, 21 December 2010 - The promotion of active citizenship at schools will be the focus of a national workshop organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Ministry of Education and Science on Wednesday...
• 4:00

  OSCE media freedom representative condemns arrests and assaults on journalists following Belarus election

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  VIENNA, 21 December 2010 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today condemned detentions and assaults of Belarusian and international journalists in Minsk following the 19 December presidential election...
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre organizes conference that studies how labour migrants' remittances could boost Kyrgyzstan's economic growth

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  BISHKEK, 21 December 2010 - An OSCE-organized conference that started today in Bishkek looks at how earnings sent home by migrant workers could contribute to economic development in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan...
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission helps Bosnia and Herzegovina combat hate crimes

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  SARAJEVO, 21 December 2010 - The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today concluded a series of roundtable meetings and other events to combat hate crimes and other bias-motivated incidents...
• December 19, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports training border officers to use Interpol database

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  BISHKEK, 20 December 2010 - A training course for Kyrgyz border troops officers from remote border checkpoints in south Kyrgyzstan on the practical use of the Interpol database, organized with the support of the OSCE Centre, started today in Bishkek...
• 4:00

  Belarus still has considerable way to go in meeting OSCE commitments, despite certain improvements, election observers say

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  MINSK, 20 December 2010 - Yesterday's presidential election showed that Belarus still has a considerable way to go in meeting its OSCE commitments, although some improvements were made, said the international observers...
• December 18, 2010
• 4:00

  Statement by the Special Envoys of UN, OSCE and EU on Kyrgyzstan

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  ASHGABAT - ASTANA - BRUSSELS, 19 December 2010 - The UN Special Representative Miroslav Jenca, the OSCE Special Envoy Zhanybek Karibzhanov and the EU Special Representative Pierre Morel issued the following statement on Kyrgyzstan today...
• December 16, 2010
• 4:00

  Study visit to Turkey on judicial training organized by OSCE Centre

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  ASHGABAT, 17 December 2010 - Training of judges and prosecutors in Turkey has been the focus of an OSCE Centre-organized study trip to Ankara and Istanbul that concludes today...
• 4:00

  International election observers to present findings at press conference in Minsk on Monday

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  MINSK, 17 December 2010 - The observers of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to monitor the presidential election in Belarus will present their preliminary findings in Minsk on Monday...
• 4:00

  OSCE Office prepares trainers to deliver anti-corruption courses in Tajik border academies

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  DUSHANBE, 17 December 2010 - A one-week course on anti-corruption awareness and response measures for Tajik border and law-enforcement training academies' staff concluded today in Dushanbe...
• 4:00

  OSCE supports preventing human trafficking, assisting victims in Armenia

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  AGHVERAN, Armenia, 17 December 2010 - A national forum on the implementation of the Armenian national referral procedure of trafficked victims organized by the OSCE-established Anti-Trafficking Support and Resource Unit, started today in Aghveran...
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre supports anti-trafficking training for border guard officials and transport police

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  OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 17 December 2010 - An OSCE-supported training seminar for border guards, transport police officers and civil society representatives on the identification of human trafficking victims took place today with the OSCE Centre's support...
• December 15, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE to donate equipment to Kosovo Centre for Public Safety, Education and Development

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  PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 16 December 2010 - The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer will donate on Friday driving training equipment to the Kosovo Centre for Public Safety, Education and Development (KCPSED) in Vushtrri/Vucitrn...
• 4:00

  OSCE Presence hosts roundtable meeting in support of Albanian National Council of People with Disabilities

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  TIRANA, 16 December 2010 - The OSCE Presence in Albania is hosting tomorrow in co-operation with the British Council a final roundtable meeting of the project strengthening capacities of the Albanian National Council of People with Disabilities...
• 4:00

  OSCE Chairmanship says Geneva Discussions have been strengthened

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  GENEVA, 16 December 2010 - The Geneva Discussions resulted in steps towards gradual normalization of the situation on the ground said Bolat Nurgaliyev, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, following a meeting in Geneva today...
• 4:00

  Travel document security focus of OSCE-supported training course in Turkmenistan

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  ASHGABAT, 16 December 2010 - Twenty officials from the National Security Ministry, Interior Ministry, State Border Service and State Migration Service are taking part in an OSCE training course on travel document security that opened in Ashgabat today...
• 4:00

  OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje supports preventing corruption in police services

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  SKOPJE, 16 December 2010 - International and local police experts will share best practices and discuss ways to prevent and combat corruption in police forces at an OSCE-supported regional conference which started in Mavrovo today...
• December 14, 2010
• 4:00

  Institutions should do more to protect communities' rights, says new OSCE Mission in Kosovo report

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  PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 15 December 2010 - Kosovo institutions have taken considerable steps to enhance the protection and promotion of non-Albanian community rights, but implementation of laws and a stronger institutional commitment...
• 4:00

  OSCE and EU assess progress of elections assistance to Ukraine

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  KYIV, 15 December 2010 - An OSCE-supported conference held today reviewed the results of a long-term election assistance project that established a state voter register, trained nearly 90,000 election officials ahead of 2010 presidential elections...
• December 13, 2010
• 4:00

  Sustainable development, environmental topics introduced into school curriculum in Kyrgyzstan with OSCE Centre support

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  BISHKEK, 14 December 2010 - Starting next year, students in Kyrgyzstan's secondary schools will learn about sustainable development and environmental issues, following a decision by Kyrgyzstan's Academy of Education to implement a plan presented...
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission to Serbia offers assistance to Bosniak National Minority Council election process

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  BELGRADE, 14 December 2010 - The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, today offered the Mission's assistance to the upcoming Bosniak National Minority Council elections, which were announced earlier this week...
• 4:00

  Strengthening independence of Russia's judiciary discussed at OSCE/ODIHR meeting in Moscow

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  MOSCOW, 14 December 2010 - Identifying ways to strengthen the independence of Russia's judiciary and enhance public confidence in judicial independence were in focus of a meeting organized today in Moscow by the OSCE Office for Democratic...
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission to Serbia announces 2010 'Person of the Year' award

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  BELGRADE, 14 December 2010 - Brankica Stankovic, an investigative journalist from B92 television, received the OSCE Mission to Serbia's 2010 "Person of the Year" award at a ceremony held in Belgrade today...
• 4:00

  OSCE Office in Baku supports anti-trafficking workshop for officials who deal with victims

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  MINGACHEVIR, Azerbaijan, 14 December 2010 - An OSCE-supported workshop that addresses the law enforcement training component of Azerbaijan's national action plan to fight against human trafficking began today in Mingachevir, central Azerbaijan...
• December 12, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre holds international conference on freedom of peaceful assembly

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  ASTANA, 13 December 2010 - A roundtable on international standards on freedom of peaceful assembly, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, started today...
• December 09, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Border Management Staff College trains senior officers from Afghanistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan

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  DUSHANBE, 10 December 2010 - Twenty senior border officers from across the OSCE area successfully completed the first one-month course for border staff at the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) today...
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports film festival against bullying in schools

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  BISHKEK, 10 December 2010 - A Youth Film Festival that aims to raise awareness about school bullying was held today in Bishkek with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
• 4:00

  Judges from ICTY, Bosnia and Herzegovina discuss handling war crimes cases under OSCE/ODIHR-led project

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  SARAJEVO, 10 December 2010 - International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia judges discussed today handling war crimes cases with peers from Bosnia and Herzegovina in a project of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
• 4:00

  Head of OSCE Centre in Astana hopes for further democratic reforms at conference on Chairmanship

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  ALMATY, 10 November 2010 - The Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, Ambassador Alexandre Keltchewsky, said today he hopes that Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship will boost Central Asian countries' commitment to further democratic reforms...
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre in Astana supports conference for students on International Human Rights Day

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  ALMATY, 10 December 2010 - Law students and young academics discussed Kazakhstan's international human rights commitments and mechanisms for their implementation at a university conference in Almaty today...
• 4:00

  OSCE Office supports assessment of ten years of human rights education in Tajikistan

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  DUSHANBE, 10 December 2010 - Review of a decade of human rights education in Tajikistan was the focus of an OSCE-supported conference today...
• 4:00

  Human rights rock with OSCE support: festivities to mark Human Rights Day in Armenia

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  YEREVAN, 10 December 2010 - 'Speak up, stop discrimination' is the slogan of a rock concert and a human rights fair organized today with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan to mark Human Rights Day in Armenia...
• 4:00

  OSCE Presence in Albania marks International Human Rights Day

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  TIRANA, 10 December 2010 - The OSCE Presence marked today the International Human Rights Day in an event, which brought together high Albanian officials, key actors in the field of human rights, representatives of civil society, media and diplomats...
• 4:00

  Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti

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  ERGNETI, 10 December 2010 - The eighth regular meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place today in Ergneti co-facilitated by OSCE and EUMM...
• 4:00

  Violence against women is one of the most severe violations of human rights in Serbia, says OSCE Mission Head

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  BELGRADE, 10 December 2010 - The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, supports the international campaign "16 Days of Activism to Prevent Violence against Women" concluding today and welcomes actions to eradicate the vice...
• 4:00

  OSCE Office trains Tajik border troops to strengthen Tajik-Afghan border patrolling

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  DUSHANBE, 10 December 2010 - The OSCE Office in Dushanbe completed an advanced training course today for Tajik border officials focusing on effective patrols...
• December 08, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE-supported meeting in Central Asia focuses on countering incitement to terrorism

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  TASHKENT, 9 December 2010 - Counter-terrorism experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are discussing how to best counter incitement to terrorism and violent extremism at an OSCE-supported regional seminar that began...
• 4:00

  OSCE and UN OHCHR in Kosovo mark International Human Rights Day

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  PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 9 December 2010 - On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Head of the Office in Kosovo for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said...
• 4:00

  Ahead of Human Rights Day, OSCE human rights chief, UN Special Rapporteur call for removing undue restrictions on religious freedom

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  VIENNA, 9 December 2010 - Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and Heiner Bielefeldt, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, today called...
• 4:00

  Promoting effective customs system in Armenia to be discussed at OSCE-supported event

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  YEREVAN, 9 December 2010 - Ways to address challenges in customs systems will be the theme of a conference held by the Customs Brokers' Association with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan tomorrow...
• 4:00

  OSCE Special Representative calls for recognition of trafficking in human beings as massive-scale problem in new report

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  VIENNA, 9 December - The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called on countries to change their perception considering human trafficking as a marginal phenomenon...
• 4:00

  OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje community policing survey shows improvements

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  SKOPJE, 9 December 2010 - A new survey on community policing, conducted by the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, shows improvements and positive trends, the Head of the Mission, Ambassador Jose Luis Herrero, said today...
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre in Bishkek holds events to help Kyrgyzstan combat corruption

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  BISHKEK, 9 December 2010 - The OSCE Centre in Bishkek today launched an anti-corruption campaign that comprises a film, posters and information banners - and hot beverages - to encourage all stakeholders to do their part to fight corruption...
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission and Union of Municipalities of Montenegro award innovative local governments

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  PODGORICA, 9 December 2010 - Local governments using innovative and successful practices will be awarded at a ceremony on Friday that is part of the OSCE-supported Best Practices Programme...
• December 07, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina announces winners in school competition on national minorities

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  SARAJEVO, 8 December 2010 - Three schools received valuable prizes today as the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina announced winners of the a nationwide school competition in which participants shared their views on national minorities...
• 4:00

  OSCE promotes public-private partnerships in South-Eastern Europe to counter terrorist financing and radicalization

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  SARAJEVO, 8 December 2010 - Experts from governments and the private sector in South-Eastern Europe are discussing how to best combat terrorist financing and radicalization that lead to terrorism at an OSCE-organized workshop that began in Sarajevo...
• December 06, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission to Moldova promotes role of men in securing women's rights

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  CHISINAU, 7 December 2010 - The OSCE Mission to Moldova will conduct a one-day roundtable meeting "Men against Violence, Women for Peace" on the role of men and boys in promoting gender equality and greater inclusion of women in peace-building work...
• December 05, 2010
• 4:00

  Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina stresses importance of co-operation between institutions and citizens for maintaining security

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  SARAJEVO, 6 December 2010 - Maintaining effective state security requires co-operation between all institutions and action by all citizens, said Ambassador Gary D. Robbins, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo today...
• 4:00

  Partnership agreement between OSCE Office and Armenia's Education and Science Ministry

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  YEREVAN, 6 December 2010 -A memorandum to expand and streamline the co-operation between the OSCE Office in Yerevan and Armenia's Education and Science Ministry was signed today...
• 4:00

  OSCE/ODIHR holds meeting to foster dialogue on elections and political participation

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  DUSHANBE, 6 December 2010 - Officials from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will discuss the findings and conclusions included in the Office's final report on Tajikistan...
• 4:00

  OSCE Office in Minsk holds meeting on trans-border co-operation to promote environmental security

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  MINSK, 6 December 2010 - Experts, faculty and students at the Belarusian State University discussed today how a UN convention on environmental assessments can improve regional trans-border co-operation in the field of environmental security...
• December 02, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, ZELS mark fifth anniversary of decentralization process

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  SKOPJE, 3 December 2010 - The fifth anniversary of the start of the decentralization process in the country was marked with a conference co-organized by the OSCE and the Association of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS) in Mavrovo today...
• 4:00

  OSCE supports methodology to assess scale of corruption in Ukraine

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  KYIV, 3 December 2010 - National methodology to measure the level of corruption in public administration was presented in Kyiv today during an event jointly organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the country's Justice Ministry...
• 4:00

  OSCE Centre condemns recent explosion in Bishkek and calls for thorough impartial investigation

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  BISHKEK, 3 December 2010 - The OSCE Centre in Bishkek condemned the recent explosion in the Kyrgyz capital and called for a proper investigation...
• December 01, 2010
• 4:00

  Astana declaration adopted at OSCE Summit charts way forward

   » ‎ OSCE press releases and media advisories
  ASTANA, 2 December 2010 - The first OSCE Summit in 11 years concluded today with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev welcoming the work of Heads of State and Government from the 56 OSCE participating States, saying their adoption...
• November 30, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Summit in Astana begins with call to Heads of State to advance Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security

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  ASTANA, 1 December 2010 - The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, opened today in Astana the first OSCE Summit in 11 years...
• November 29, 2010
• 4:00

  World leaders in Astana to address security challenges at OSCE Summit

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  ASTANA, 30 November 2010 - Heads of State and Government from the 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partner countries are in Astana for the OSCE Summit, set to start tomorrow in the Palace of Independence...
• 4:00

  OSCE heads of institutions emphasize importance of rights in discussions on Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security

   » ‎ OSCE press releases and media advisories
  ASTANA, 1 December 2010 - Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms must underpin sustainable security in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian area, emphasized the heads of OSCE institutions at the Summit which began in Astana today...
• 4:00

  Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries and the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia

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  ASTANA, 1 December 2010 - The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries (Russian President Medvedev, French Prime Minister Fillon and U.S. Secretary of State Clinton), Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Armenian President Sargsian...
• November 28, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Ambassador condemns attack on property of Kosovo Mission member

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  PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 29 November 2010 - The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, condemned the latest incident in northern Kosovo in which the vehicle of a national mission member was set on fire.
• 4:00

  OSCE and EU help develop training system for election commissioners in Ukraine

   » ‎ OSCE press releases and media advisories
  KYIV, 29 November 2010 - Experts and officials discussed how to train election commission members during an OSCE-supported conference held in Kyiv today...
• 4:00

  Moldovan parliamentary elections met most international standards

   » ‎ OSCE press releases and media advisories
  CHISINAU, 29 November 2010 - Yesterday's early parliamentary elections in Moldova met most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments, the international observers concluded in a statement issued today...
• November 27, 2010
• 4:00

  Winners of Kazakhstan's OSCE Summit school essay contest announced

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  ASTANA, 29 November 2010 - Kazakhstan's ministries of foreign affairs and education announced today the winners of a nationwide school essay contest held ahead of the OSCE Summit on 1 and 2 December in Astana...
• 4:00

  OSCE review conference with civil society and governments concludes in run-up to Summit

   » ‎ OSCE press releases and media advisories
  ASTANA, 28 November 2010 - The Review Conference held by the OSCE for civil society organizations and participating States to assess the implementation of OSCE commitments ahead of the Summit on 1 and 2 December concluded in Astana today...
• November 26, 2010
• 4:00

  Field visit to Tajik-Afghan border held as part of OSCE border college senior staff course

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  DUSHANBE, 27 November 2010 - Customs, border guard and drug control agency officials from Afghanistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan made a field visit to the Afghan-Tajik border today as part of the OSCE Border Management Staff College...
• November 25, 2010
• 4:00

  OSCE Mission to BiH concludes roundtable discussion series on new juvenile justice legislation in Republika Srpska

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  SARAJEVO, 26 November 2010 - The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina concluded today in Trebinje and Doboj a series of roundtable discussions held across Republika Srpska on a new juvenile justice law...
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  OSCE officials discuss human rights violations

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  ASTANA, 26 November 2010 - The third and final part of the OSCE Review Conference, which focuses on the human dimension of security, began in Astana today and concludes Sunday...
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  International election observers in Moldova to hold press conference on Monday

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  CHISINAU, 26 November 2010 - The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Moldova will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 29 November, in Chisinau...
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  OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports regional discussions on civil society development in Ukraine

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  DONETSK, Ukraine, 26 November 2010 - The final of five regional seminars to discuss ways of enhancing the financial sustainability of Ukraine's civil society organizations and confidence-building measures with state authorities started in Donetsk today...
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  OSCE Mission to Montenegro launches campaign against gender-based violence

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  PODGORICA, 26 November 2010 - The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Gender Department of Montenegro's Ministry for Human and Minority Rights will launch a "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" campaign in Podgorica on Monday...
• November 24, 2010
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  OSCE Mission to Moldova launches campaign against gender-based violence

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  CHISINAU, 25 November 2010 -The OSCE Mission to Moldova today launched a series of awareness-raising activities, including continuing performances of a play, as part of the international 16-Day Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence...
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  OSCE Mission to Serbia hosts seminar for journalists from Pristina and Belgrade reporting on organized crime

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  BELGRADE, 25 November 2010 -An OSCE-organized seminar on investigative journalism focusing on coverage of organized crime for journalists from Pristina and Belgrade started today in Belgrade....
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  OSCE Centre in Astana raises awareness of disabilities as human rights issue

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  ASTANA, 25 June 2010 - The rights of persons with disabilities were in focus during a workshop conducted today by the OSCE Centre in Astana in co-operation with Kazakhstan's...
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  Final part of OSCE Review Conference ahead of OSCE Summit to start in Astana tomorrow

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  ASTANA, 25 November 2010 - The concluding part of the OSCE Review Conference ahead of the OSCE Summit will be held from 26-28 November in the Palace of Peace and Accord (the Pyramid) in Astana...
• November 23, 2010
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  OSCE Mission to Montenegro and government organize discussion to promote transparent privatization process

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  PODGORICA, 24 November 2010 - Experiences and results of the privatization process in Montenegro will be in focus during a roundtable discussion organized on Friday by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the government...
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  Statement by OSCE Head of Mission in Kosovo on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

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  PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 24 November 2010 - On the occasion of 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement...
• November 22, 2010
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  OSCE human rights office, Hungarian authorities to co-operate in combating hate crimes against Roma

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  BUDAPEST, 23 November 2010 - Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today said his Office would work with Hungary's authorities to combat hate crimes against Roma...
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  OSCE Chairperson-in-Office calls for ceasefire in Yellow Sea

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  ASTANA, 23 November 2010 - In relation to the aggravation of the situation in the Yellow Sea and the exchange of artillery fire between the Korean People's Democratic Republic and the Republic of Korea, which resulted in casualties, the OSCE...
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  Ukraine to chair the OSCE in 2013

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  VIENNA, 23 November 2010 - Ukraine will hold the OSCE Chairmanship in 2013, foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States decided today...
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  OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje supports independence of judiciary with regional conference

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  SKOPJE, 23 November 2010 - An OSCE-organized regional conference that started today in Skopje supports the independence of the judiciary by bringing together representatives of the institutions instrumental...
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  OSCE media freedom representative condemns arrest of journalists covering protest at U.S. military base

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  VIENNA, 23 November 2010 - The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Dunja Mijatovic, today condemned the detention and arrest over the weekend of several journalists covering demonstrations outside the Fort Benning military base in Columbus, Georgia...
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  OSCE expert report on the authorities' investigation of journalist's death

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  VIENNA, 23 November 2010 - Today independent experts tasked by the OSCE completed an assessment of the ongoing investigation into the death of the Belarusian journalist Aleh Byabenin...
• November 21, 2010
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  Transparency and accountability key in reform of Armenia's election laws, participants say at OSCE-supported meeting

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  YEREVAN, 22 November 2010 - Armenia's election legislation reform should lead to increased transparency and accountability in the election process, participants said at an OSCE-supported high-level symposium on electoral reform that began in Yerevan...
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  OSCE trains Turkmenistan police students on human rights protection in countering terrorism

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  ASHGABAT, 22 November 2010 -Protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms in countering terrorism is the focus of an OSCE-organized training course for police students in Turkmenistan that started in Ashgabat today...
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  Support staff hired under OSCE/ODIHR-led project join Serbian courts to work on war crimes cases

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  BELGRADE, 22 November 2010 - Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic, today endorsed the hiring of eight support staff members who will assist judges at the Higher and Appellate Court in Belgrade in adjudicating war crimes cases...
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  Statement by UN, OSCE and EU Special Envoys on the situation in Kyrgyzstan

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  BISHKEK, 22 November 2010 - On the occasion of their joint visit to Kyrgyzstan, the Special Envoys of the UN Secretary-General, the OSCE and the European Union Miroslav Jenca, Zhanybek Karibzhanov and Pierre Morel made the following statement today...
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  Methods to teach environmental awareness in focus at course organized by OSCE Centre in Astana

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  ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 22 November 2010 - Promoting environmental education and sustainable development for schoolchildren through multimedia educational packages is the focus of two training seminars organized this week in Almaty by the OSCE Centre...
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  Azerbaijani police and internal troops learn how to best deal with crowds at seminar organized by OSCE Office in Baku

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  BAKU, 22 November 2010 - A two-week training seminar on non-violent methods for crowd control, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku for police and internal troops began today in Ganja, the second largest city of Azerbaijan...
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  OSCE Office trains Azerbaijani financial institutions in combating money laundering

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  BAKU, 22 November 2010 - Training sessions for the newly established Financial Monitoring Service and other Azerbaijani financial institutions organized by the OSCE Office in Baku to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism began today.