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Switzerland, Serbia to chair OSCE in 2014 and 2015

Publishing date: 10 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
DUBLIN, 10 February 2012 – Switzerland and Serbia will hold the OSCE Chairmanships in 2014 and 2015 respectively, the 56 OSCE participating States decided today...

OSCE Office presents media awards for promotion of gender equality in Armenia

Publishing date: 10 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 10 February 2012 – Twenty-one awards in twelve categories recognizing the promotion of gender equality in the media were presented today to the winners of the Na/Ne (S/HE) annual competition...

OSCE Chairperson, addressing UN Security Council, urges co-operation on transnational threats, good governance

Publishing date: 9 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
NEW YORK, 9 February 2012 – Tackling transnational threats and fighting corruption are key areas for OSCE and UN co-operation, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, today at the UN Security Council in New York...

Human rights, resolving protracted conflicts high on agenda OSCE Chairperson tells US Helsinki Commission

Publishing date: 8 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
WASHINGTON DC, 8 February 2012 – Protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms as well as making progress on resolving protracted conflicts are priorities of the 2012 Irish OSCE Chairmanship, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore told the US Helsinki Commission in Washington DC today...

OSCE Secretary General meets Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand

Publishing date: 8 February 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
The OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, met on 8 February 2012 in Vienna a high-level delegation from Thailand led by Her Royal Highness, Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the Alternate Representative of Thailand to the United Nations...

Effectiveness, transparency of Serbian legislative process needs improvement, says OSCE/ODIHR assessment

Publishing date: 8 February 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization
The lawmaking process in Serbia can be strengthened through a more precise and effective delineation of its two stages – policy development and the drafting of legislation, and would benefit from more public consultation, says an OSCE/ODIHR assessment presented in Belgrade on 7 February 2012...

OSCE Centre to continue promoting fundamental rights in Kazakhstan, says new Head of Centre

Publishing date: 7 February 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
ASTANA, 7 February 2012 – A roundtable meeting held in Astana today reviewed the implementation of the parts of the country’s National Human Rights Action Plan for 2009-2012 devoted to improving the enforcement of the right to life and the rights of prisoners...