News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE training courses for Ukrainian officials on cryptocurrency risks, investigations and supervision conclude
Publishing date: 31 March 2023
The OSCE organized two training courses in Vienna from 27 March 1 April for Ukrainian law enforcement and financial supervision agencies on basic techniques to investigate money laundering conducted through cryptocurrencies and virtual assets. Almost 30 representatives of specialized agencies of Ukraine attended the courses to improve their skills in tracing crypto transactions.
Constitution cornerstone of human rights protection focus of a roundtable co-hosted by OSCE in Samarkand
Publishing date: 30 March 2023
“Constitution – the Priority of Human Rights” is title of the International Roundtable co-hosted today by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in co-operation with the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis (National Parliament) of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsperson), in Samarkand and via video-teleconference. The event had special significance in view of the 30 April nationwide referendum to adopt a new version of the Constitution.
OSCE Border Management Staff College concludes its 34th Staff Course
Publishing date: 29 March 2023
The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) concluded its 34th Staff Course on 24 March 2023. Twenty-three mid to senior-ranking security and management officials from border, customs, migration, internal affairs, maritime security, and drug control agencies attended the course.
Countering illicit trafficking of drugs in focus of OSCE-UNODC organized regional workshop in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 March 2023
An OSCE-organized regional training workshop on countering illicit trafficking of drugs and new psychoactive substances concluded on 29 March 2023. Implemented in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the two-day event aimed to share effective ways to combat the
Let’s Build New Bridges Together!
Publishing date: 29 March 2023
The Ministry of Education and Science and the OSCE Mission to Skopje launched two calls for proposals under the Mission’s Building New Bridges’ project, which is designed to enhance relationship among youth from diverse backgrounds and languages during the school day and through joint
OSCE presents research on the connection between gender equality and national minorities
Publishing date: 28 March 2023
On 28 March, OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid and High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Kairat Abdrakhmanov presented the findings of the research on the intersectionality of gender and national minorities.
OSCE-supported Anti-discrimination Forum (ADF) Trebinje celebrates its tenth anniversary
Publishing date: 28 March 2023
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supported today’s meeting of the Anti-Discrimination Forum Trebinje (ADF) to mark its tenth anniversary.