News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Albania explores financial disruption options during OSCE-UNODC training course on countering the financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 13 September 2021
A four-day course aimed at further strengthening Albania’s capacity to counter the financing of terrorism concluded on 11 September 2021 in Pogradec, Albania. The course was organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, with the support of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the OSCE Presence in Albania.
OSCE Presence in Albania assists Albanian Public Broadcaster in establishing Training Academy for young journalists
Publishing date: 13 September 2021
The OSCE Presence in Albania is making further progress in its efforts to help the Albanian Public Broadcasting Service (Radio Televizioni Shqiptar- RTSH) establish a training centre for young RTSH reporters and journalism students.
First meeting of OSCE Advisory and Co-ordination Board for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 13 September 2021
On 9 and 10 September 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Advisory and Co-ordination Board established as part of the OSCE project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence — GBV — in South-Eastern Europe.
OSCE supports awareness raising seminar on Kazakhstan’s new Environmental Code
Publishing date: 10 September 2021
An OSCE-supported awareness-raising seminar on Kazakhstan’s new Environmental Code took place on 8 September 2021. The event was conducted by online format and was attended by some 90 representatives from the Parliament, municipal ecology departments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organizes a seminar on the benefits of e-business and e-commerce in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 10 September 2021
A two-day seminar on promoting e-business and e-commerce and defining the role of government in elaboration of legislation to promote digitalization was held online on 9 and 10 September 2021.
Strengthening transport security through modernization of customs and transport procedures focus of the OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 9 September 2021
Best practices on modernization of customs and transport procedures as a tool to improve transport management and transport security, especially during emergency situations, were discussed at an OSCE-organized online seminar on 7 and 8 September 2021. Representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affairs, State Customs Service, State transport agencies and other key ministries and government bodies participated in the event.
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes advanced training on complex international narcotics investigations with Albania’s State Police personnel
Publishing date: 9 September 2021
From 7 to 9 September 2021, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized an advanced training programme on “Complex International/Joint Investigations on Drug Trafficking” for sixteen officers of Albania’s State Police’s Anti-Drug Units and Security Academy. The training took place at the Albanian Security Academy in Tirana. The training is the continuation of last year’s drug investigation course organized by the Presence in support of Albania’s State Police to improve international co-operation and tackle organized crime...