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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities meets with OSCE Chairpersonship in Valletta
Publishing date: 8 February 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Valletta on 7 February 2024 to discuss issues of mutual interest, in light of Malta’s Chairpersonship of the OSCE. The High Commissioner met with Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva organize roundtable on Promoting Conflict Prevention through the Socio-Economic Inclusion of Minorities
Publishing date: 16 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Kairat Abdrakhmanov and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Tatiana Valovaya organized a roundtable on Promoting Conflict Prevention through the Socio-Economic Inclusion of Minorities on 15 November 2023 at the Palais
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities chairs Bujanovac Department Stakeholders’ meeting, holds consultations in Belgrade
Publishing date: 20 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Serbia from 12 to 15 September 2023 to chair the Stakeholders’ Meeting of the Bujanovac Department of the Subotica Faculty of Economics of the University of Novi Sad and to hold consultations with Serbian authorities on the
Conference presents achievements, challenges and lessons learned in promoting long-term social cohesion in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 13 July 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), in collaboration with the 2023 North Macedonia Chairpersonship, organized a high-level conference on 7 July 2023 in Vienna. The participants reflected on the achievements, challenges and lessons learned in promoting long-term social cohesion
Effective participation and inclusion of national minorities in focus of OSCE meeting in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2023
Content type: News
What we do: National minority issues
Good practices in the field of effective participation of national minorities and consultative mechanisms in the OSCE participating States were in focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion that took place on 15 June 2023. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the event in co-operation with
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, the UN and regional organizations discuss co-operation, integration, and engagement with women and youth
Publishing date: 30 May 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
NEW YORK, 30 May 2023 – At the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, a high-level event was organized by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in close co-operation with the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the UN, and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the UN, representing the OSCE Chair and its Troika, respectfully.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Albania, commends steady progress in harmonizing legislative and institutional framework
Publishing date: 18 January 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
From 9 to 11 January 2023, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov conducted an official visit to Albania. During his visit, he met with representatives of the Ministries of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports, Culture, the Institute of Statistics/INSTAT, the