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International Women's Day has special meaning for the OSCE, says Secretary General

Publishing date: 7 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 7 March 2008- International Women's Day provides a good opportunity to redouble efforts to achieve genuine equality between men and women, the OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, said today.

OSCE Presence encourages approval of Albanian draft law on gender equality

Publishing date: 7 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
TIRANA, 7 March 2008- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Robert Bosch, said today he was hopeful that the draft law on Gender Equality in Society, recently submitted to the Albanian Assembly for review, will be approved shortly...

Computer centre for female students opens in Dushanbe with OSCE help

Publishing date: 7 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 7 March 2008- A computer centre in a student dormitory for orphan girls opened today with the help of the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe...

Maritime and inland waterways co-operation and the challenges of landlocked countries focus of OSCE Conference in Ashgabad

Publishing date: 6 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities
ASHGABAD, 6 March 2008- Environmental, economic and security concerns and opportunities related to maritime co-operation are the focus of an international OSCE conference that started today in Ashgabad...

OSCE, partners help Turkmenistan fight money laundering, financing of terrorism

Publishing date: 5 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance, Countering terrorism
ASHGABAD, 5 March 2008- Supporting the efforts of Turkmenistan to fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism was the aim of a workshop that ended in Ashgabad today...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to answer questions from the public

Publishing date: 5 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 5 March 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, launched today a new website feature, "Ask the High Commissioner," aimed at explaining the work of the office...

Ban on independent news coverage in Armenia is contrary to OSCE commitments, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 3 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 4 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, called on Armenian authorities today to lift restrictions on independent news reporting that have been in place since the state of emergency declared on 1 March...