News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Raising awareness of Intelligence-led Policing approaches among senior law enforcement managers from Georgia
Publishing date: 17 November 2022
On 16 November, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) conducted an awareness-raising event on the benefits of the Intelligence-led Policing (ILP) model at national and regional levels for senior managers (one woman, 14 men) of Georgian law enforcement authorities. This event was organized in close co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
OSCE and UNODC continue efforts toward gender inclusive border security in South Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
Together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the OSCE Transnational Threats Department's Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) organized a two-day regional training on gender mainstreaming in border and law enforcement agencies that concluded today in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports Lithuania’s efforts to promote diversity
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov underlined his continued good co-operation with the Lithuanian authorities during his visit to the country on 7 and 8 November 2022. He met with Education, Science and Sports Minister Jurgita Šiugždinienė, Justice Minister Ewelina
Civil society is key to addressing hate crime, says OSCE’s human rights office
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
WARSAW, 16 November 2022 – As it launches its hate crime dataset on today’s International Day for Tolerance, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) called on states to deepen their cooperation with civil society organizations working to counter hate and make a greater effort to support victims.
Personal Representatives of OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Tolerance and Non-discrimination statement for International Day of Tolerance
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 16 November 2022- As the Personal Representatives of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office tasked with addressing tolerance issues, we are cognizant of the enormous challenges that we face on this International Day of Tolerance.
State policy and ongoing reforms on the private international law focus of OSCE conference in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 16 November 2022
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the NGO “Legal Problems Research Center”, and the Tashkent State University of Law held an international conference on 15 November in Tashkent.
OSCE meeting reviews the implementation of commitments on women’s participation in the economic sphere and decision-making processes
Publishing date: 15 November 2022
Vienna, 15 November – The development of women’s entrepreneurial skills and equal opportunity for participation in the labour market, the effective participation of women in decision-making processes in the economic and environmental spheres and enhancing women’s leadership role in the OSCE region were among the themes discussed yesterdayat the OSCE’s Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (EEDIM).