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Tripartite high level meeting: the promotion of intercultural dialogue
[07/07/2008 15:30:00] At a high-level meeting in Strasbourg on 7 July, representatives of the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the United Nations agreed that the promotion of intercultural dialogue and the management of cultural diversity remained among the priorities of their organisations. They emphasised the promotion of ''intercultural competences'' through education as well as the link between intercultural dialogue and conflict prevention.
Participants called on governments to ''take appropriate measures to secure an environment conducive to intercultural dialogue.''
They also declared their determination to strengthen coordination and cooperation and discussed additional joint action in the field of human rights protection and conflict prevention.
Photo: Secretary General Terry Davis (left) and Ambassador Per Sjögren, Permanent Representative of Sweden(more ...) File 'Diversity'
Secretary General
Terry Davis: promote the learning of intercultural competences
[07/07/2008 12:30:00] In his 7 July speech to the meeting between the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the United Nations and partner organisations, the Secretary General addressed the importance of intercultural dialogue. He highlighted the need to learn and practice ''intercultural competences'' and encouraged international organisations to ''move from words to action.''
Speech
Terry Davis condemns the bombing in the breakaway region of Georgia
[07/07/2008 11:00:00] ''These murders risk further aggravation of the tensions in the country,'' the Secretary General said on 7 July, following the bombing which killed four people in the Georgian region of Abkhazia.
He added: ''The only solution to the conflict is through restraint and dialogue.''
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Closing in Italy of the Office of the Anti-Corruption Commissioner
[08/07/2008 11:30:00] In a letter addressed to the Italian High Commissioner against Corruption, the President of the GRECO Drago Kos expressed his great concern at the decision of Italy’s government to abolish as of 25 August, the Office of the Anti-Corruption Commissioner.
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Parliamentary Assembly
Lluís Maria de Puig: official visit to Moldova
[08/07/2008 15:30:00] Parliamentary Assembly President Lluís Maria de Puig, is on an official visit to Moldova from 6 to 9 July, to discuss the Assembly’s role in assisting Moldova to honour its commitments and obligations to the Council of Europe, as well as its efforts towards European integration and to find a solution to the frozen conflict in Transnistria.
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Lluís Maria de Puig: ''Azerbaijan’s Presidential election must demonstrate country’s democratic commitment''
[03/07/2008 18:00:00] October’s Presidential election in Azerbaijan must demonstrate the country’s commitment to democratic reforms, according to the Parliamentary Assembly President, speaking at the end of an official visit to the country on 3 July.
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European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice: newsletter
[08/07/2008 14:30:00] The new issue of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) newsletter is dedicated to the timeframes of proceedings.
Newsletter
Maud de Boer-Buquicchio: not enough progress on gender equality
[04/07/2008 10:00:00] Practical results for women since the prohibition of gender-based discrimination nearly six decades ago have not been impressive, the Deputy Secretary General said in her 4 July speech to the Congress of European Women Lawyers Association in London.
''Gender equality policies have not yet been implemented according to their full potential,'' she added.
Speech File 'Equality'
Human Rights Commissioner
Thomas Hammarberg visits Cyprus
[07/07/2008 12:00:00] The Commissioner for Human Rights pays a three-day visit to Cyprus from 7 July to review some of the most important human rights issues and to assess the current developments as regards refugees and asylum seekers, human trafficking and conditions of detention.
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Thomas Hammarberg transmits Memorandum to the Italian Government(more ...)
Anti-torture committee visits 'the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'(more ...)
''Building a Europe for and with Children'' Website
Committee of Ministers
Action against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation
[03/07/2008 09:30:00] The strong attachment of the Council of Europe to the principle of equal rights and dignity of all human beings, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, was stressed during the meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies held on 2 July. Several decisions aimed at enhanced Council of Europe action against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation were taken.
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Online games and Internet services: launch of guidelines
[04/07/2008 12:00:00] New guidelines to promote the respect for human rights in the on-line games and internet service sectors will be launched at a press conference on 9 July in Strasbourg.
The Council of Europe has collaborated with the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) and the European Internet Service Providers Association (EuroISPA) to develop this project.
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Yavuz Mildon: Black Sea Euroregion will advance transfrontier cooperation
[04/07/2008 09:00:00] ''A Euroregional structure in the Black Sea Basin, proposed by the Congress, should offer a platform for closer cooperation and play an important role in developing competences of local and regional authorities,'' stressed Congress President Yavuz Mildon in his speech at the Council of Europe's Summer University on 3 July in Strasbourg.
Speech [fr]
Festival of European cultures and flavours
[08/07/2008 16:00:00] On 10 July, Secretary General Terry Davis will welcome participants to a congress on the theme ‘Gastronomy, a source of cultural identities,’ hosted by the Council of Europe.
The two day event features round tables discussions between academics, writers, scientists, journalists and artists as part of a celebration of European cultures.
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Youth camp brings together Israelis and Palestinians, as well as Albanians and Serbs from Kosovo(more ...) File 'Camps for peace'
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Maud de Boer-Buquicchio: not enough progress on gender equality
Thomas Hammarberg visits Cyprus
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''Stop domestic violence against women''
''All Different, All Equal''
''Building a Europe for and with Children''
Action against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation
Online games and Internet services: launch of guidelines
Yavuz Mildon: Black Sea Euroregion will advance transfrontier cooperation
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