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Overview of OSCE/ODIHR Conferences and Meetings in 2007
In 2007 the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the
OSCE will organize a series of human dimension meetings and conferences
jointly with the current Spanish Chairmanship of the OSCE. The value of
civil society has rightly been recognized on a large number of occasions
by the OSCE, and systematic work with civil society is key to the
ODIHR�s activities. Please find below an overview of the upcoming events
for the year.
Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings and Seminars 2007
- "Effective Participation and Representation in Democratic Societies",
16-18 May, Warsaw
- "Promotion and Protection of Human Rights", 12-13 July, Vienna
- "Combating Sexual exploitation of Children", 18-19 October, Vienna
Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM)
This annual meeting will take place in Warsaw from 24 September to 5
October and the review of the implementation of OSCE human dimension
commitments will again be the focus of debate.
In addition, the HDIM shall feature three one-day discussions of
specially selected topics:
- "Gender Aspects of Security"
- "Roma and Sinti � Action Plan � Participation in Political life:
Overcoming Discrimination"
- "Combating Intolerance and Discrimination and Promoting Mutual Respect
and Understanding � Implementation of Commitments"
For more background information on the HDIM:
In English:
http://www.osce.org/publications/odihr/2006/09/20658_674_en.pdf
In Russian:
http://www.osce.org/publications/odihr/2006/09/20658_674_ru.pdf
OSCE High-level Conference on Combating Discrimination, Promoting Mutual
Respect and Understanding, follow-up to the Cordoba Conference on
Anti-Semitism and other forms of Intolerance
Bucharest 6-8 June 2007
This year a special conference devoted to tolerance and
non-discrimination issues will take place in Bucharest on 7-8 June. It
will be preceded by a civil society preparatory meeting, which will take
place on 6 June, providing civil society representatives with the
opportunity to exchange views and prepare recommendations for the
participating States of the OSCE.
Information on the conference will be soon available on-line
For each meeting, information is available on the OSCE website in due
course:
http://www.osce.org/odihr/13414.html
Please note that for each meeting a registration deadline is set.
If you would like to be updated regularly on these and other meetings,
and more generally on OSCE/ODIHR activities you are encouraged to
subscribe to the ODIHR e-mail newsletter by sending an email to the
address below:
[email protected]
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* Background information on the OSCE/ODIHR
http://www.osce.org/odihr/
* OSCE/ODIHR Factsheet
In English:
http://www.osce.org/publications/odihr/2004/11/13555_54_en.pdf
In Russian:
http://www.osce.org/publications/odihr/2004/11/13555_54_ru.pdf
Other languages: http://www.osce.org/odihr/item_11_13555.html
* ODIHR Tolerance and non Discrimination Information System/TANDIS
http://tnd.odihr.pl/
* For more information, contact:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Al. Ujazdowskie 19
00-557 Warsaw
Poland
Tel.: +48 22 520 0600
Fax: +48 22 520 0605
E-mail: [email protected]
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