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OSCE Secretary General meets Albania’s Defence Minister
Publishing date: 7 April 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Albania’s Minister of Defence Mimi Kodheli on 7 April 2017 during her bilateral visit to Austria...
Role of inter-faith dialogue in peace building explored at expert workshop organized by OSCE and KAICIID in Vienna
Publishing date: 4 April 2017
Collections: OSCE documents and publications on mediation
Content type: News
Where we are: Networks, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The positive role religious figures and institutions can play in conflict prevention and peace building was the theme of an expert workshop co-hosted by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) in Vienna on 3 and 4 April 2017.
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz and Secretary General Zannier welcome renewal of Ukraine monitoring mission’s mandate
Publishing date: 16 March 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 16 March 2017 – The OSCE Permanent Council’s decision today to renew the mandate of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) by one year will help ensure that the mission continues to play its key role in stabilizing the situation in eastern Ukraine and supporting the implementation of the Minsk agreements, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz as well as OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said...
Time to end political stalemate, says OSCE Secretary General Zannier after concluding visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 9 March 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
SKOPJE, 9 March 2017 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier expressed concern about the latest developments in the country as he concluded his visit today, calling on political leaders to put an end to the protracted political crisis in the interest of all citizens...
New OSCE and UNHCR handbook aims to help states to address statelessness
Publishing date: 2 March 2017
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 2 March 2017 – Statelessness, a human rights and security issue affecting hundreds of thousands of people across the OSCE region according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is the focus of a new handbook of international standards and good practices launched in Vienna today by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the UNHCR...
OSCE Secretary General Zannier condemns surge in fighting in east Ukraine, appeals for immediate ceasefire
Publishing date: 3 February 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA / KYIV, 3 February 2017 – The use of indiscriminate force in densely populated areas in eastern Ukraine is unacceptable. It must stop immediately and the sides need to cease fire now, said today OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier as he condemned the surge in fighting.
OSCE, Institute of Inclusive Security launch new guide on how including women in peace processes leads to sustainable security
Publishing date: 19 January 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
Closing gender gaps in political participation and including women in the peace process leads to sustainable security, said Miki Jacevic, Vice Chair of the Institute of Inclusive Security, which together with the OSCE Gender Section launched a new publication in Vienna on 18 January 2017 on developing results-oriented national action plans on women, peace and security...