News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Criminal justice practitioners from South-Eastern Europe and Moldova discuss role of women in organized crime at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 3 July 2024
On 2 and 3 July, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia, organized a regional workshop to present and discuss the findings of the OSCE assessment report on “Understanding the Role of Women in Organized Crime” in the context of South-Eastern
High Commissioner on National Minorities makes inaugural visit to headquarters of Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah
Publishing date: 27 June 2024
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov met with the leadership of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia on 24 June 2024 to discuss tangible ways to reinforce co-operation on issues of mutual interest. Abdrakhmanov discussed conflict prevention, and
Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH and BiH Deputy Minister of Human Rights and Refugees visit Banja Luka, Prijedor and Kozarac
Publishing date: 26 June 2024
Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), and Duška Jurišić, Deputy Minister of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accompanied by representatives of the international community, visited Banja Luka, Prijedor and Kozarac today to learn about challenges facing minorities living in these communities.
OSCE Chair-in-Office Ian Borg concludes visit to Kazakhstan, reiterates continued engagement with the country
Publishing date: 25 June 2024
ASTANA, 25 June 2024 — Today, OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta Ian Borg, concluded his visit to Kazakhstan. The visit focused on strengthening regional co-operation and the OSCE’s engagement in addressing the broad range of security challenges the region is facing.
First aid in focus of OSCE Medical Training-of-Trainers Course for Border Guards in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 June 2024
An OSCE-organized Medical Training-of-Trainers Course started on 24 June 2024. The course brought together twenty-four border guards who work in remote areas and act as first responders to emergencies and incidents, specializing in rescue operations. The course aims to enhance trainees’ practical
OSCE organizes study visit to Georgia for the Alliance of Women Parliamentarians and the Network of Youth for Gender Equality
Publishing date: 21 June 2024
From June 17 to 20 June 2024, two prominent members of the Alliance of Women Parliamentarians focusing on youth issues and three members of the OSCE Network of Youth for Gender Equality visited Tbilisi, Georgia.
Viability of the OSCE’s approach to SALW/SCA assistance as model for global efforts underscored during United Nations conference in New York
Publishing date: 21 June 2024
On 20 June 2024, the OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Centre (CPC) organized a side-event to present the OSCE’s model for small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (SCA) assistance. The event was co-organized by the German Federal Foreign Office and held in the United Nations Headquarters on the margins of a conference on the topic held in New York.