News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kyrgyz youth succeed at the IV International Olympiad on Financial Security with OSCE support
Publishing date: 7 October 2024
From 8 to 13 September 2024, the Autumn Camp on financial security was organized by the State Financial Intelligence Service (SFIS) and the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, in the Issyk-Kul region. This five-day camp aimed to prepare the Kyrgyz Youth National Team for the IV International Olympiad on Financial Security, which concluded on 4 October 2024.
OSCE supports Ukraine’s efforts to counter illicit trafficking in firearms
Publishing date: 7 October 2024
On 2 and 3 October 2024, the OSCE and the European Union Advisory Mission to Ukraine (EUAM) organized a seminar in support of Ukraine’s National Co-ordination Centre on combating the illicit trafficking of firearms, their components and ammunition. The seminar, held in Kyiv, brought together 20 representatives from across Ukrainian law enforcement agencies who are members of the Co-ordination Centre, established in June 2024, or will support its work.
OSCE "Drops of the Future" move to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 7 October 2024
Workshop series on Water-Energy-Food Nexus continue to engage young people across Central Asia
OSCE PCUz conducts seminar-training on the topic "Preventing Youth Radicalization: Media Coverage"
Publishing date: 4 October 2024
The OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, jointly with the OSCE Secretariat's Action Against Terrorism Unit and in cooperation with the Center for In-service Training of Journalists, is currently organizing a seminar-training on the topic "Preventing Youth Radicalization: Media
Third State University Moot Court Competition held in Mostar
Publishing date: 4 October 2024
The Faculty of Law of the University of Mostar organized jointly with the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of BiH (HJPC BiH), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and the OSCE Mission to BiH (Mission) the Third State University Moot Court Competition in Mostar.
OSCE Mission supports Kosovo Academy for Public Safety to sign co-operation agreement with North Carolina Justice Academy
Publishing date: 4 October 2024
The Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS) and the United States North Carolina Justice Academy (NCJA) signed a landmark co-operation agreement today. The agreement is the result of the OSCE Mission’s programmatic work aimed at further developing KAPS's capacities to train new professional
OSCE organizes training sessions on “National Referral Mechanism for human trafficking victims” and supports consultations on the new Anti-Trafficking National Action Plan
Publishing date: 4 October 2024
Between 11 September and 4 October 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducted a series of five training courses in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Sughd, Khatlon regions, and the Districts of Republican Subordination. The training sessions aimed to enhance the capacity of 104 participants (63 men, 41 women) representing government institutions and members of the Inter-ministerial Commission on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings.