April 2012
General event
Signing of the MoU to enhance co-operation with the Armenia's Central Electoral Commission
The to-be-signed memorandum of understanding between the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Central Electoral Commission envisages long-term co-operation and support in promoting efficient election administration, facilitation of technical…
Conference
Visit to Novi Pazar of the heads of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Council of Europe Office in Belgrade
On the occasion of the recent signing of the Code of Conduct for political parties running in the forthcoming local elections in Novi Pazar, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos and the Head of the Council of…
Conference
2nd Preparatory Meeting of the 20th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum
This year the Forum will aim at generating momentum, ideas and recommendations pursuing the reinforcement of commitments undertaken by the 57 OSCE participating States in the area of good governance. Representatives of national and…
Workshop
National Workshop for Kyrgyzstan on Ratification of the Universal Anti-Terrorism Instruments
The workshop will promote the ratification of three universal anti-terrorism instruments to which Kyrgyzstan is to date not party. UNODC and OSCE experts will brief Kyrgyz parliamentarians and government experts on the importance, purpose…
Seminar
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports study visit to France for Interior Minstry's human resources staff
The OSCE Mission to Skopje supports a study visit to France for five experts from the Interior Ministry's Sector for Common Affairs and Human Resources Management (SCAHRM) in the period 23 - 27 April 2012. The study visit provides a unique…
Training
Training for Kyrgyzstan's prosecutors on international standards of human rights
The training session on international human rights standards in Kyrgyzstan will be conducted by national experts for 24 prosecutors with up to three years of working experience. This activity will be implemented within the framework of the…
General event
Launching of two interactive websites on elections
The two websites (Irazek.am and Ditaket.am) that deal with the upcoming elections in Armenia will be presented to the public and the media. These were developed by NGO Journalists for the Future within the framework of the "Informed Voter…
Conference
Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Combating Racism, Intolerance and Discrimination in Society through Sport
This Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) offers a platform for exchange among different stakeholders and serves as an opportunity for OSCE participating States to share and exchange good practices and strategies on how to develop…
Conference
Conference on Codes and Standards of Ethics for Parliamentarians
The Parliament of Georgia, in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), is organizing a conference on the reasons, models and policy challenges in developing standards of professional and…
Roundtable
Roundtable for civil society on hate crimes data collection and confronting intolerance
ODIHR’s Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department is organizing a two-part meeting for civil society in Vienna on 18 and 19 April 2012. The first part of the meeting, on 18 April, will provide participants from civil society with an…
General event
Presentation and discussion of the voter's guide on political parties
A voter's guide on political parties participating in the upcoming Parliamentary elections in Armenia will be presented to political parties, civil society, media and international community.
Conference
Stockholm Internet Forum on Internet Freedom for Global Development
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic will participate in a panel discussion on "Managing the balance of freedom and security in a digital world" along with Jamie Shea, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for…
Training
Training Course on Detecting Forged Travel Documents for Afghan and Tajik Border Control Officials
This train-the-trainer course on Increasing Operational Awareness to Detect Forged Travel Documents will be delivered to 20 front-line Afghan and Tajik Border Control guards. The training is designed to provide participants with the…
Training
Public Assembly Management Training in Azerbaijan
The OSCE Office in Baku is engaged in a long-term effort to build the capacity of the Police and Internal Troops in Azerbaijan to manage public gatherings in line with OSCE commitments, international standards and human rights practices…
Seminar
National Seminar for Montenegro on Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism and the Use of Community Policing
The seminar wil emphasize the need for a multi-dimensional, context-based understanding of VERLT to develop and implement human-rights compliant policies and measures to effectively counter the threat. Participants will further explore how…
Conference
Media in War and Peace: Can We Do Better?
Representative Mijatovic will give the opening remarks at a conference that discusses the role of the media during and since the Bosnian war.