News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports implementing the National Strategy for Gender Equality
Publishing date: 18 November 2021
In November, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized two training modules for the commission for monitoring the implementation of the National Strategy for Gender Equality to enhance its capacities to facilitate inter-ministerial and inter-sectoral co-operation and to monitor, evaluate and report on implementation progress.
OSCE supports seminar for international election observers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 18 November 2021
An OSCE-supported seminar for international observers aimed to enhance participants’ knowledge of the rights and obligations of election observers took place in Nur-Sultan on 18 November 2021. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the event in co-operation with the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan (CEC) and supported by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
Progress in implementation of Tajikistan’s national action plan under the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) discussed in Guliston, Sughd region
Publishing date: 18 November 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supported a review meeting on the implementation of Tajikistan’s National Action Plan in the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Development of penitentiary system discussed during seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 17 November 2021
The protection of human rights in penitentiary institutions and the exchange of information on prisoners' legal rights and freedoms were the focus of a two-day online seminar on 16 and 17 November 2021. The event was organized jointly by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR).
Journalism students use drones with support of OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Publishing date: 17 November 2021
As a part of its continuing co-operation with the University of Montenegro’s Faculty of Political Sciences, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided three drones to its Department for Media Studies and Journalism. This was accompanied by a three-day training course for students that took place from 16 to 19 November 2021 in Podgorica.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina helps improve integrity, independence, and accountability of BiH judiciary
Publishing date: 17 November 2021
A two-day seminar hosted by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on ethics, conflict of interest, and disciplinary practices for judges and prosecutors from across BiH started on 17 November 2021 in Sarajevo. The event aims to help improve the integrity, independence, and accountability of BiH judiciary...
Criminal justice practitioners from North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia attend OSCE-supported workshops on the use of open source intelligence in criminal investigations
Publishing date: 12 November 2021
The rapid growth of technology and social media has redefined how people communicate. It has also significantly changed the way organized crime groups operate.