Secretariat - Strategic Police Matters Unit

The SPMU supports policing in all OSCE participating States as part of the rule of law and fundamental democratic principles and, through assessment, expert advice and assistance, develops accountable policing services that protect and aid their citizens.

OSCE organizes meeting to promote Central Asian law enforcement co-operation in combating organized crime

ASTANA, 1 July 2009 - An OSCE-supported meeting in Astana brought seven Deputy Interior Ministers and more than 50 high-level officials from the criminal justice sector together today...

Kosovo's police service comes of age

After eight years of the OSCE leading efforts to create an effective, multi-ethnic police service in Kosovo, the provisional authorities have now taken the wheel.

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports development of Border Police capabilities

With the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, the country's Border Police are now taking major steps towards strengthening their professional capacity and increasing border security to match European standards.

Children taking part in the Open Police Day were allowed to "test" some of the police equipment. The event was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Interior, Bishkek, 10 June 2006. (Eric Gourlan)

Policing OnLine Information System (POLIS)

DOCUMENT: Annual Report of the Secretary General on police-related activities in 2008

English (632 KB)

Implementation of Police-Related Programmes - Lessons Learned in South-Eastern Europe (PDF)

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