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Event archive
October 2015
Training
Training seminar for border guards on the use of density metres (Buster) to detect possible contraband
During the two-day practical training seminar some 30 border service officers will learn about how to use density meters that can identify hidden compartments in vehicles possibly used to smuggle contraband. A trainer, representing the US…
Meeting
OSCE Mission to Moldova organizes second debate tournament for Moldovan youth
The second in a series of three debate tournaments to be held this autumn will involve 35 high school students from Bender, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Taraclia, Tiraspol and Vulcănești. The debate tournaments aim to establish academic…
Workshop
Workshop on Human Rights in the Draft Constitutional Amendments of Armenia
The event aims to bring together representatives of civil society, state institutions, international organizations and media to discuss the human rights provisions in the current draft package of amendments to the Armenian constitution.
Conference
Accomplishments and Challenges for the OSCE on the Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act (1975) and Astana Summit (2010) International Conference
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana, the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan’s Institute for Strategic Studies under the President are jointly organizing an international conference “Accomplishments and Challenges…
Ceremony
OSCE Secretary General participates in the XI International Forum of the Aquileia Euroregion
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier will participate in the XI International Forum of the Aquileia Euroregion “From Geopolitics to Economics: New Frontiers of Europe”. The event is organized by Mitteleurope Cultural Association…
Meeting
Protecting whistleblowers and journalists’ sources
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in an expert discussion on the protection of journalists’ sources and whistleblowers . The participants will discuss, among other issues, why the protection…
General event
Presentation of Report "On the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan" by the Human Rights Commission under the President
The event will include the presentation of the 2015 Report “On the Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan” by the Human Rights Commission under the President. The report outlines the status of implementation of international…

Conference
2015 OSCE Mediterranean Conference
This year’s OSCE Mediterranean Conference will be held in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on 20-21 October 2015. The conference will take place at the Mövenpick Resort Dead Sea, Sweimeh. Based on the assessment that the security of the…
Conference
OSCE Secretary General participates in the 2015 OSCE Mediterranean Conference
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier will participate in the 2015 OSCE Mediterranean Conference on “Common security in the Mediterranean region – challenges and opportunities”. He will moderate the High-Level Panel on “Common…
Workshop
Official Launch of the Anti-Money Laundering/Combatting Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Certification Programme
The OSCE Programme Office will support the official launch of the certification programme for financial entities on AML/CFT. The three-day event will be organized for 23 banking specialists from 17 banks as well as for employees of…
Training
Computer and Network Intrusion Course (CNIC)
Some 25 officials from the Interior and Justice Ministries, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the State Revenues Committee of the Ministry of Finance, the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Countering Corruption, and the Almaty Police…
Workshop
Dialogue on Journalism - workshop for young Russian and Ukrainian journalists
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will, together with Reporter ohne Grenzen Österreich, host a two-day workshop for young journalists from Ukraine and Russia. The workshop aims to discuss the pressing issues in…
Seminar
Seminar for judges and prosecutors on freedom of expression and media freedom in the OSCE area
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will host a seminar for Turkish judges and prosecutors on freedom of expression and media freedom in the OSCE area. At the seminar, initiated by the authorities of Turkey, the…
Conference
Gaining a digital edge: Freedom of expression
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in an international conference on freedom of expression in the digital era. Some 200 participants, including journalists, media lawyers, academics…
Meeting
Due Diligence and Accountability for Online Violence Against Women
Staff from the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate in an international expert group on due diligence and accountability for online violence against women. More information about the event is available…

Ceremony
Regional Eco-Journalism Festival in Osh
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports the Regional Eco-Journalism Festival in Osh on October 15-16, 2015. The aim of the festival is is to support and promote environmental journalism in the Fergana Valley, as well as raising public awareness…