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OSCE meeting fosters co-operation to reduce environmental threats, says Chairman

Publishing date: 21 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
PRAGUE, 21 May 2007- Global security will be increasingly at risk because of man-made environmental threats, but with the right political will and co-operation threats can be reduced, the OSCE Chairman said today.

OSCE conference calls on participating States to establish reporting mechanisms to deal with human trafficking

Publishing date: 21 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 21 May 2007- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, said today countries needed to establish national reporting mechanisms to document the scope of human trafficking...

OSCE helps private sector of the CIS region deal with transit transport concerns

Publishing date: 18 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
POTI, 18 May 2007- Public-private partnership in addressing transit transport issues in landlocked countries and their neighbours, cross-border procedures, and possible contributions of the OSCE was the focus of a discussion in Poti today...

Winners of 2007 OSCE Photo Contest announced

Publishing date: 18 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 18 May 2007- The winners of the 2007 OSCE photo contest "Land and water, protecting our fragile environment" were announced today. The main prize was awarded to Shamil Zhumatov from Kazakhstan for a series about the Aral Sea...

OSCE media freedom representative expresses shock after more Azerbaijani journalists jailed, calls on authorities to stop prosecutions for libel

Publishing date: 17 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 17 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was shocked to hear the news about the imprisonment of two more Azerbaijani journalists for libel...

South Caucasus needs improved customs service co-operation, OSCE meeting concludes

Publishing date: 15 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Rule of law
TBILISI, 15 May 2007- Countries in South Caucasus need to foster better co-operation among their customs services to prosper, participants in a two-day conference co-organized by the OSCE Secretariat in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Georgia...

Police role in combating terrorism focus of OSCE Madrid meeting

Publishing date: 9 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
MADRID, 9 May 2007- Enhancing the role of the police in the fight against terrorism was the aim of an experts-level OSCE meeting that ends in Madrid today. The two-day event..