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OSCE trains young Ukrainian psychologists and social workers to provide comprehensive assistance to survivors of gender-based violence
Publishing date: 3 August 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Youth
OSCE-supported Youth Camp for young social workers and psychologists provided an opportunity for 26 participants to dive into four days of interactive training, coaching and discussions under the guidance of the experts in the field of combating gender-based violence.
OSCE assists Ukrainian partners in spreading safety messages on the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Publishing date: 30 July 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights
As the war displaced millions of Ukrainians or pushed them to the verge by destroying homes and businesses, the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, marked on 30 July each year, provided yet another occasion for the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine (SPU) to join efforts of state agencies, civil society and international organizations in campaigning to warn people about growing risks to fall victim of human trafficking.
OSCE facilitates workshop to strengthen Georgia's regulations of Virtual Asset Service Providers
Publishing date: 21 July 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
On 17 to 21 July, OSCE organized a 5-day workshop aimed at bolstering the National Bank of Georgia's regulatory framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). The workshop, held in Tbilisi and hosted by the National Bank of Georgia and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Georgia, focused on enhancing the regulatory compliance of VASPs operating within the country.
OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group Conference participants discuss addressing common challenges through reinvigorated multilateral co-operation
Publishing date: 18 July 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 18 July 2023 – Participants at the ongoing OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group Conference have discussed synergies and opportunities for co-operation with a particular focus on enhancing dialogue between the OSCE and Asia on efforts to reduce the risks of conflict stemming from the use of information and communication technologies, promoting effective co-operation in addressing the challenges caused by climate change, and the role of civil society in the promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
OSCE and Spain’s Guardia Civil improves capacity of Ukraine’s border management agencies in combating illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW)
Publishing date: 17 July 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Policing
The OSCE, in partnership with the Guardia Civil of Spain, trained canine team instructors in detection of weapons, ammunition and explosives (WAE) through a four-month course to support Ukraine’s capacities in countering illicit trafficking of SALW.
OSCE human rights office monitoring finds evidence of torture and sexual violence in Ukraine as violations continue
Publishing date: 17 July 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 17 July 2023 – Allegations of arbitrary imprisonment and enforced disappearances of civilians living in areas under occupation are occurring with alarming frequency, with widespread reports of the use of torture and ill-treatment, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today in a new report summarising its ongoing monitoring of violations of international law following Russia’s military attack in Ukraine. According to the many credible testimonies, torture and ill-treatment have been widespread in detention in all Russian-occupied areas.
Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council on the Security and Environment nexus in the 'shadow of the ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine'
Publishing date: 14 July 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
The joint session, organized under the Bulgarian FSC Chair and 2023 OSCE Chairpersonship of North Macedonia, provided a platform to explore the role the FSC can play in the environment-security nexus and how the OSCE can best address issues such as protection of the environment during armed conflicts. The discussion was designed to raise awareness and foster further co-operation on the subject.