News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-organized training course on biosafety and biosecurity enhances the capacity of science professionals working in Ukrainian laboratories
Publishing date: 11 July 2023
A comprehensive online Training of Trainers (ToT) course on biosafety and biosecurity was held by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre on 27-30 June and 11 July.
OSCE spotlights Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 11 July 2023
On 10 July, in Tashkent, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), together with the Public Fund to Support and Develop National Media in Uzbekistan and the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), held a roundtable discussion on the Freedom of Media in Digital Age.
OSCE-supported Regional Course on Explosive Ordnance Disposal kicked off in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 11 July 2023
A three-week Regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course (EOD level 1) started on 10 July at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Chimteppa, outskirts of Dushanbe.
OSCE supports training of trainers on document security in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 July 2023
An OSCE-supported series of national trainings for trainers on travel document security concluded in Turkmenbashy on 7 July 2023. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the series of three-day events in close co-operation with the EU Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) in
OSCE Chairman-in-Office meets newly elected Parliamentary Assembly President
Publishing date: 7 July 2023
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani met today, 7 July, with the newly elected President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Pia Kauma, Member of Parliament for Finland, on the margins of the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change in Vienna.
Workshop to Raise Awareness and Launch the Republic of Tajikistan’s Roadmap on Countering Terrorist Threats against Vulnerable Targets
Publishing date: 7 July 2023
Over 25 experts from the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan attended a workshop from 4 to 6 July 2023 dedicated to enhancing the protection of vulnerable targets — critical infrastructure and soft targets, such as public places — from terrorist attacks.
OSCE helps future generation of Ukraine’s law enforcers and emergency personnel build skills for safe work in cyberspace
Publishing date: 7 July 2023
Modern law enforcers need to be especially vigilant and know how to safely use IT technologies in order not to compromise people’s personal data, disrupt investigation or make their institutions vulnerable to attacks of criminals. Piloting of a new course on cyberhygiene developed by the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine’s future law enforcers and emergency response personnel started with the first three-days session organized in Kamianets-Podilsky, Khmelnytska Oblast on 6-9 July 2023.