News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
The European Union and OSCE support Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations in renovating the Training Centre in Karatag
Publishing date: 6 July 2022
On 5 July, the Delegation of the European Union in Tajikistan together with the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe held a handover ceremony to commemorate the completion of the first phase of EU –funded project for renovation of the Training Centre of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence (Committee) in Karatag, Shahrinav district.
With ongoing war in Ukraine, parliamentarians adopt Birmingham Declaration with recommendations to build peace and security in the OSCE area
Publishing date: 6 July 2022
BIRMINGHAM, 6 July 2022 – In Birmingham, OSCE parliamentarians today voted to condemn in the strongest terms the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Russian troops. Containing three general committee resolutions, plus ten supplementary items dealing with a wide range of topics, the Birmingham Declaration was approved with overwhelming support. It was adopted at the close of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 29th Annual Session, which took place 2-6 July in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Transport corridor management during emergencies, focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 6 July 2022
The promotion of a digital transport corridor and its effective management during emergencies were discussed at an online seminar organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat from 6 to 7 July 2022. The objective of the two-day seminar was to highlight best practices of the OSCE participating States in
Role of state institutions and media during emergencies discussed at OSCE course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 6 July 2022
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized an online training course on interaction between state institutions and media in informing the public about security issues during emergencies from 4 to 5 July 2022. The two-day event was attended by representatives responsible for providing news coverage of
OSCE Media Freedom Representative expresses regrets over ban on Deutsche Welle and Voice of America portals in Türkiye, calls upon authorities to revise regulation
Publishing date: 5 July 2022
VIENNA, 5 July 2022 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today expressed her regrets about the recent access ban imposed on portals of the two international broadcasters Deutsche Welle and Voice of America.
Strengthening border security co-operation with Mediterranean Partners focus of meeting organized with Spanish National Police
Publishing date: 5 July 2022
A meeting of OSCE Mediterranean Points of Contact Network on Border Security and Management, organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Spanish Policía Nacional concluded today. The Spanish National Police hosted this meeting in Madrid on 4 and 5 July and brought together high-level participants from the border and customs services of Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Morocco.
OSCE promotes enhanced co-operation on border security in Central Asia
Publishing date: 1 July 2022
On June 27-29, a three-day regional meeting of 35 senior representatives of the border services from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took place in Issyk-Kul province.