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Political impetus needed to achieve progress on confidence-building between Chisinau and Tiraspol, says OSCE Special Envoy

Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, addresses the Permanent Council, 13 March 2008. (OSCE/Susanna Loof)

CHISINAU, 23 July 2008 - The OSCE Special Envoy of the Finnish Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, called on authorities in the Republic of Moldova and Transdniestria today to create and demonstrate political will to resolve the conflict...

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OSCE helps civil servants in Moldova's Gagauzia region to master state language

Civil servants from Moldova's southern Gagauzia region, who are studying the state language as part of a project by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, pictured in Comrat, Moldova, 3 June 2008. (OSCE/Ivana Radenkovic)

A language-learning initiative by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities is helping the Gagauz people of southern Moldova to play a more integrated role in society.

OSCE Mission helps young Georgians protect their environment

The active young members of the ECO Club in Chokhatauri, Georgia, get together regularly to plan clean up and awareness-raising activities, 28 May 2008. The OSCE Mission to Georgia has supported the work of ECO Clubs around the country since 2006. (OSCE/Claus Bekker Reinholdt)

The young members of 'ECO Clubs' supported by the OSCE Mission to Georgia are showing their communities the importance of caring for the environment.

OSCE students show they are models for a new "Helsinki Generation"

Applause greets the adoption of three consensus documents at the Model OSCE in Vienna, 7 July 2008. Chairperson Christina Hawley is in the centre. (OSCE/Anne Marte Amble)

The enthusiasm of the 130 students who took part in this month's first-ever Model OSCE Conference is clear evidence that the spirit of Helsinki is very much alive among the younger generation.

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High school and university students from 30 countries taking part in the July 5-7 Model OSCE, a role-playing event in Vienna's Hofburg Congress Centre that gave young people the chance to learn about the OSCE and develop negotiating skills. (OSCE/Susanna Loof)

High school and university students from 30 countries taking part in the July 5-7 Model OSCE, a role-playing event in Vienna's Hofburg Congress Centre that gave young people the chance to learn about the OSCE and develop negotiating skills. (OSCE/Susanna Loof)

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