March 2003
Seminar
Third preparatory seminar for the 11th Economic Forum: Trafficking in drugs
The seminar will focus on the economic impact of trafficking in drugs in the OSCE region. The seminar aims to contribute to the formulation and implementation of a policy agenda on trafficking in drugs from an economic perspective.
Conference
UN-OSCE Subregional Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in South Eastern Europe
The conference will review implementation of UN and OSCE commitments on SALW within South East Europe, in advance of the UN biennial meeting of States in July 2003.
Conference
Conference "Economic Integration in the European Union: Valuable experience and perspective models for the Central Asian countries"
The main objective of the Conference is to provide information regarding the history of economic cooperation and integration in Europe, past and current challenges, legal and administrative environment, impact of enlargement, relations with…
Conference
13th Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting (AIAM)
An internal meeting for participating States to review the implementation of politico-military agreements of the Forum for Security Co-operation.
Conference
OSCE Chairman-in-Office visits Turkmenistan
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will meet President Saparmurat Niyazov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov, to discuss the priorities of the OSCE Chairmanship.
February 2003
Roundtable
Expert roundtable to discuss anti-trafficking provisions in the new Criminal Code of Armenia
An expert roundtable will discuss anti-trafficking provisions in the new Criminal Code of Armenia. An ODIHR expert from Germany will participate.
Seminar
Media seminar on defamation, Kazakhstan
The aim of the event is to broaden the outlook of judges as well as journalists on the problem of defamation, as well as to receive first-hand information on legal precedents in democratic states.
Training
Training on elaboration of module of campaign in support of the abolition of the death penalty in Kazakhstan
Interactive training on elaboration of module of campaign in support of the abolition of the death penalty in Kazakhstan with participation of NGOs from all over Kazakhstan, journalists, representatives of international organizations and…
Seminar
Seminar on the implementation of the OSCE document and the UN programme of action on small arms and light weapons
The seminar will focus on the implementation of the UN Programme of Action and the OSCE Small Arms Document, with an emphasis on tracing/marking and import/in-transit/export controls.
Conference
Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting, Vienna
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will hold its Winter Meeting in Vienna from 20-21 February 2003
Conference
Observation of presidential election in Armenia
The ODIHR is observing the upcoming presidential elections in Armenia
Conference
International Conference 'Strengthening Human Rights Guarantees of the Parties in Criminal Process'
focusing on promoting the adversarial character of criminal process in the light of the implementation of the Concept Paper on Legal Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan; international standards and the experience of other countries in the…
Seminar
Second preparatory seminar for the 11th OSCE Economic Forum: Trafficking in human beings
The seminar will focus on the economic impact of trafficking in human beings in the OSCE region. Root causes, links between trafficking networks, financial flows, transportation routes and the impact on the economy will be discussed as…
Conference
Parliamentary Field Visit to Croatia
A delegation of parliamentarians from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will visit the OSCE Mission to Croatia
Conference
Observation of presidential election in Montenegro
TheOSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will be observing the repeat presidential election in Montenegro/FRY.
Conference
Chairman-in-Office visits Moscow
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will hold talks about Russia's involvement with the OSCE in general, including a possible OSCE role in Chechnya.