November 2013

Training
Road safety campaign
The OSCE Office in Baku and the Ministries of Education and Internal Affairs will organize awareness-raising activities on road safety and traffic management at secondary schools of Baku. The Office’s locally hired experts will familiarize…
Conference
Green Growth Awareness Regional Conference
The conference aims to raise awareness and to promote the concept of the transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to a green economy. It will bring together participants from the private sector, civil society and state institutions to…
Workshop
Developing Professional Negotiation Skills
The training which will bring together 50 students from both banks of Dniestr/Nistru River aims to enhance skills in managing negotiation processes through lectures, exercises, discussions, simulations, debriefings, conducted by Dr. Sami…
Seminar
Freedom of expression in a global perspective
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will give a keynote speech at Freedom of expression in a global perspective, a public seminar organized by the Danish newspaper Politiken and the Danish PEN. The seminar will…
Seminar
Building a culture of safety, rights and independent standards for journalists in the Former Soviet Union
Staff from the office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate at the conference Building a culture of safety, rights and independent standards for journalists in the Former Soviet Union.
Workshop
Psychological counselling techniques for perpetrators of domestic violence
This three-day workshop on psychological counselling techniques for perpetrators of domestic violence will be conducted by an Austrian expert from the Men’s Counselling Center in Vienna. The workshop is based on the Viennese Anti-Violence…
Roundtable
Round table “Advanced International Practices in Labour Migration Management”
The round table will cover national labour migration management practices and support the government in building its capacity to introduce more effective labour migration policies in line with OSCE commitments.
Conference
Conference on social networks
A survey on the use of social media in Armenia in terms of its role and impact on the civic activism and political life will be presented at this conference. International experts will share experiences from their respective countries.
Conference
OSCE regional conference: "Quality and Information Management on Explosive Hazards Reductions and Response"
The conference falls within the OSCE initiated effort and a system of mechanisms to support the participating States in Central Asia, in addressing the concerns and challenges stemming from Explosive Hazards through technical co-operation…
Seminar
Seminar on the National Preventive Mechanism
This seminar aims to discuss a variety of operational aspects of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), which is an anti-torture preventive system. Under recently-adopted legislation in Kazakhstan, the NPM is to undertake visits and…
General event
Promotion of ethics handbook for police officers
The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Interior Ministry developed an ethics handbook for police officers as part of the Ministry’s commitment to fight corruption in the police service. The publication will be included in the annual…
Roundtable
OSCE-supported regional discussion on sustainable flood risk management practices
A regional meeting will focus on tightening the co-operation between civil society and water authorities to better respond to natural disasters caused by floods. Participants include authorities in charge of emergency situations and water…
Seminar
Press Freedom and Transparency - A Method of Peace Support
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will attend the conference Peace Freedomn and Transparency - a Method of Peace Support, organized by the Swedish OSCE Network. The Representative will give a speech on the…
Workshop
Presentation of the draft law concept on fingerprinting and genomic registration
The OSCE Centre in Astana together with the Ministry of Interior will organize a public discussion of the draft law concept on fingerprinting and genomic registration. The concept envisages the creation of a fingerprint database to search…
Roundtable
Roundtable on assessing the legislative processes in Armenia
A preliminary assessment of law-making processes in Armenia will be introduced and discussed among representatives of the Armenian Government and Parliament. The study was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human…
General event
Intellectual Game on Human Rights
Around 54 high school students from Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor will participate in the intellectual game on human rights, the aim of which is to raise their awareness about various aspects of human rights. The winners will be announced…