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OSCE Special Representative encourages UK Government to improve identification of child victims of trafficking

Publishing date: 18 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
LONDON, 18 June 2009- Eva Biaudet, the OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, today commended the UK authorities' efforts to combat trafficking and underscored the need to further improve identification of victims...

Co-Chairs firmly committed to Geneva Discussions to build stability

Publishing date: 17 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation, Permanent Council
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 17 June 2009- The Co-Chairs of the Geneva Discussions- representing the UN, OSCE and EU- made clear today that all three organizations remained both firmly committed to and involved in those discussions...

Albanian President makes key speech and presents certificates to participants in OSCE Presence women in governance project

Publishing date: 16 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
TIRANA, 16 June 2009- The President of the Republic of Albania, Bamir Topi, presented certificates today to 50 Albanian women who took part in an OSCE Presence project to enhance the role of women in governance...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Kyrgyzstan to halt wave of violent attacks against journalists

Publishing date: 16 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 16 June 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Kyrgyz authorities today to halt a wave of attacks against journalists which is threatening media pluralism ahead of the presidential election...

OSCE-Japan Conference focuses on security challenges

Publishing date: 10 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, Partners for Co-operation
TOKYO, 10 June 2009- Participants in an OSCE-Japan conference starting in Tokyo today discussed how the 56 OSCE participating States and its Asian Partners for Co-operation can best co-operate to address global security challenges...

OSCE launches good practices guide to combating violence against women

Publishing date: 8 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
VIENNA, 8 June 2009- The OSCE Secretariat's Gender Section launched a compilation of good practices for combating violence against women in the OSCE region at a symposium in Vienna today...

OSCE Mission to Moldova holds seminar to foster partnership and co-operation in fight against human trafficking

Publishing date: 29 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Policing
CHISINAU, 29 May 2009- The OSCE Mission to Moldova, jointly with the OSCE Secretariat's Strategic Police Matters Unit, concluded a three-day seminar today on identifying, assisting and protecting human trafficking victims...