December 2001

Ministerial council
9th Ministerial Council
The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The meeting, held annually, provides the Foreign Ministers of the 57 OSCE participating States an opportunity to review and assess the Organization’s…
Conference
Conference for Members of the Central Assembly in Kosovo
The event will cover the responsibilities of Assembly Members, the setting of a legislative agenda, the analysis of 3 case studies, the basic principles and practices for working in the Assembly and effectively responding to the concerns of…
Conference
Meeting of the Bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Bucharest
The Bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will meet on 2 December 2001 in Bucharest.
November 2001
Seminar
Youth seminar on global ecological problems in Tajikistan
The youth seminar deals with problems related to water and air pollution, waste management and deforestation.
Conference
Fifth session of the media law working group in Tajikistan
The working group members will give their comments to the first full text version of the draft law on mass media inTajikistan.
Training
Workshop on small arms and light weapons in Tajikistan
Training workshop for military personnel, border and customs officials on combating illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons, collecting and destroying them.
Conference
Planning and Budgeting Cycles for Municipal Chief Executive Officers in Kosovo
Municipal planning and budgeting and the separation of administrative and political roles in the municipality
Conference
Round table on Islam, poverty and radicalism in Tajikistan
The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan organizes a round table on "Islam, Poverty and Radicalism" moderated by a professor of islamic studies from the Tajik State University.

Conference
South Eastern European University opens in Tetovo
The South Eastern European University opened in Tetovo, a project initiated by the former OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel, to improve opportunities for higher education in minority languages.
Training
Workshops on small arms and light weapons illicit trafficking in Central Asia
A series of training workshops in Central Asia will address small arms transfer, stockpile management and destruction issues. These workshops will be followed by a Regional Evaluation Meeting in 2002.
Conference
Role of the economic dimension in conflict prevention in Europe
The purpose of this event is to examine ways for the OSCE to adjust, in co-operation with its partners, to new conflict prevention challenges in Europe.
Conference
Kosovo election
The OSCE will organize the Kosovo-wide election scheduled for 17 November 2001.
Workshop
Follow-up workshop on the Aarhus Convention in Tajikistan
The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan will host the first follow-up workshop on the Aarhus Convention. Discussions will focus on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters.
Workshop
Second regional workshop on Aarhus Convention for South Caucasus
The workshop will identify the main Aarhus Convention principles to participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and offer local governments and NGOs the opportunity to share relevant experience and establish valuable networks.
Seminar
Seminar on civic education in Tajikistan
The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan will conduct the second part of the seminar "Civic Education as a Democratic Method" for Heads of local education departments.
Seminar
Human rights training for law enforcement personnel in Tajikistan
The OSCE Mission to Tajikistan will conduct the first out of 10 human rights training seminars for law enforcement personnel.