Afghan Officers practicing medical evacuation procedures during a Medevac exercise, 30 July 2013, Gissar area, Tajikistan.

Afghan border police officers complete OSCE border security training in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, 2 August 2013 – A total of 19 Afghan border police officers graduated today from a five-week patrolling and leadership course held by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro (l) alongside the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Fletcher M. Burton.

OSCE Special Representative publishes human trafficking report on Bosnia and Herzegovina

VIENNA, 1 August 2013 – In a report issued today, the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, recommended that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina take additional steps to fully implement its OSCE commitments in the fight against human trafficking...
Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera (r) is greeted by the Director of the Office of the OSCE Secretary General Marcel Pesko, on an official visit to the OSCE Secretariat, Vienna, 30 July 2013.

Japanese Defence Minister visits OSCE, discusses strengthening future interaction

Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera visited the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna on 30 July 2013 to discuss current co-operation with the Organization and explore ways to strengthen it in the future...

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office welcomes adoption of mandate for OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku

KYIV, 26 July 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara today welcomed the consensus reached by the OSCE participating States on the mandate of the OSCE field presence in Azerbaijan...
Internet is widely used for the spread of illicit drugs.

Ways to prevent online illicit drug trade discussed at OSCE meeting in Vienna

VIENNA, 25 July 2013 – Challenges, best practices and co-operation between countries and organizations in preventing and combating illicit drug trade on the Internet are key themes of an OSCE conference that started in Vienna today...
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OSCE Youth Summit

Singers rehearsing for the opening ceremony of the OSCE Youth Summit in Artek, Ukraine, 20 July 2013.
Young people from more than 60 countries took part in the OSCE Youth Summit in Ukraine, 20 July-1 August 2013.

Threats to energy infrastructure

Electricity pylons
The OSCE has published a new guide on protecting non-nuclear critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks.

Security Community, 2/2013

The cover of the OSCE Magazine, 2/2013.
From bitter to sweet: historical reconciliation. Migration and exploitation, the Mediterranean connection.