November 2000
Workshop
OSCE/ ODIHR Workshop on Roma political participation
The meeting is intended to promote discussions among elected Roma leaders, governmental representatives, parliamentarians and election experts to develop strategies and guidelines to increase Roma participation in elections and political…
Conference
Master's Degree Centre for European and Transatlantic studies opens in Minsk
An international conference will be held from 30 November till 3 December 2000 to mark the opening of Centre, established as part of the EU/OSCE project programme being implemented by the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group.
Conference
Conference on Women Entrepreneurs
Second Conference on Women Entrepreneurs in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Realising the Benefits of Globalisation and the Knowledge-based Economy.
Ministerial council
8th 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…
Ministerial council
Bureau Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The Bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary will meet in conjunction with the OSCE Ministerial Council to discuss and review current activities and issues.
Conference
Observation of presidential and parliamentary elections, Romania
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will deploy an Election Observation Mission for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Romania, scheduled for 26 November 2000.
Conference
OSCE adopts Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons
Adopted by the Forum for Security Co-operation, the Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) sets concrete norms, principles and measures for participating States on the SALW issue including information exchange on the export and…
Conference
Conference on Gender Mainstreaming
Conference on Gender Mainstreaming: Competitiveness and Growth.
Conference
Women's rights and anti-trafficking project in Albania
In a pilot project, the OSCE Presence in Albania will train twenty-five women from Berat, Durres, Shkoder and Tirana as trainers on topics including womens' rights, violence against women, and advocacy and networking.
Seminar
Workshop on building conflict prevention capacity
Seminar/workshop on "Building Conflict Prevention Capacity: From Rhetoric to Policy - Methods, Experiences and Needs". The workshop is open to NGOs and academic institutions.
Conference
Mission to Croatia issues seventh progress report
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Bernard Poncet, will present the Mission's seventh report on the progress made by Croatia in fulfilling its international obligations at a press conference.
Conference
Second media conference in Central Asia focuses on future of mass media
More than 90 journalists from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, as well as OSCE media officers and specialists, met for two days in Dushanbe to discuss problems in the region and possible means of co-operation in the field.
Conference
CiO visits Albania
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, will travel to Albania on 13 November 2000.
Conference
Conference on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties.
Conference
General elections, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina will organize the 2000 general elections, to be held on 11 November.
Conference
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia joins OSCE
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) became the 55th OSCE participating State, following a decision by the OSCE Permanent Council in a special session.