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OSCE-UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security training programme on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation concludes the 8-week online course
Publishing date: 25 July 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution
On 24 July, the 8-week online course of 2022 OSCE-UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security training programme on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation was concluded with 123 graduates [88% female] from 51 OSCE participating States and 8 Partners for Co-operation. Most of the participants
Azerbaijan announces priorities as chair of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 19 January 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 19 January 2022 – Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov outlined Azerbaijan’s priorities as Chairman of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation during the opening session of the FSC.
Austria holds last meeting as Chair of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 15 December 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 15 December 2021 – Building trust, improving military transparency, countering the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons, and improving the participation of women in the armed forces were at the centre of Austria’s Chairpersonship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC). This was the message emphasized by Dieter Kandlhofer, Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defence, at the last meeting held under the Austrian FSC Chair.
Artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology top second essay competition on arms control and confidence- and security-building measures in Europe
Publishing date: 8 December 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 8 December 2021 — The winners of the OSCE–Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) Essay Competition: Conventional Arms Control and Confidence- and Security-Building Measures (CSBM) in Europe were announced today at a virtual award ceremony held during an OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) meeting organized by the Austrian FSC Chairmanship.
OSCE meeting reviews assistance projects for combatting illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition
Publishing date: 5 October 2021
A review meeting on the implementation of OSCE assistance projects in the field of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (SCA) was organized in-person and online by the Austrian Chair of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on 5 and 6 October 2021.
Austria takes over Chairpersonship of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 8 September 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 8 September 2021 — “Trust has to be earned over and over again. Trust is the ‘sine qua non’ for stability and sustainable security in the OSCE region. We therefore need dialogue, co-operation and transparency,” said Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, Secretary General for Foreign Affairs of Austria, as he opened the Austrian Chairpersonship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) today in Vienna.
Armenia holds last meeting as Chair of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 21 July 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 21 July 2021 — Under the motto, ‘rebuilding trust and confidence through implementation of politico-military commitments’, the Armenian FSC Chairmanship has sought to implement and protect OSCE commitments to prevent further erosion of European Security, said Armen Papikyan, the Chair of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), during his remarks at the last FSC meeting under the Armenian FSC Chairmanship.