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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Magazine features police reform in Kyrgyzstan, interview with U.S. Ambassador
Publishing date: 28 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Policing
VIENNA, 28 October 2004- Kyrgyzstan's ground-breaking efforts to modernize its culture of policing, U.S. views on the future of the OSCE and on its role in observing next week's U.S. presidential election, combating the new "cyber-hate", and...
OSCE Chairman welcomes improved co-ordination in fight against global terrorism
Publishing date: 24 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
NEW YORK, 24 September 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy welcomed the increasingly successful efforts of the international community, led by the United Nations, to co-ordinate its response to global terrorism. Addressing the 59th...
OSCE Magazine spotlights Tajikistan's revitalized push for land reform
Publishing date: 2 August 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 2 August 2004- Tajikistan's ambitious land reform programme and its twin goals of economic and human security come under the spotlight in the OSCE Magazine's latest issue, now available online and in print. A series of articles examines how...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad organizes seminar on combating terrorism
Publishing date: 27 July 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
ASHGABAD, 27 July 2004- A two-day OSCE seminar aimed at providing Turkmenistan's Government with up-to-date information on legal instruments as well as policies and activities of the international community in its global fight against terrorism...
OSCE Chairman calls for focus on new areas in fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 23 June 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 23 June 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, called on Wednesday on the OSCE States to focus on new areas such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials in the fight against terrorism...
International organizations launch initiative in southern Caucasus on link between environment and security
Publishing date: 18 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed), OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed), OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
BAKU, 18 May 2004- An initiative focusing on the links between environmental problems and security was launched this week with national events in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan...
OSCE Magazine highlights Kosovo, BiH education reform and Russian role in OSCE
Publishing date: 6 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 6 May 2004- The impact of recent events in Kosovo on the OSCE's work, the relationship between Russia and the Organization, and a special report on education reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina are among the highlights of the Magazine's May issue...