News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports training seminar on anti-money laundering and combating terrorist financing in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 November 2020
An OSCE-supported three-day seminar on the preparations for the expected second round of the Eurasian group’s (EAG) mutual evaluation of Kazakhstan’s compliance to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) standards on anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (AML/CFT) efforts concluded on 25 November 2020 in Almaty...
OSCE joins national campaign for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2020: Listen. Believe. Support.
Publishing date: 25 November 2020
On the occasion of the Annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the OSCE Presence in Albania joins the host country’s awareness-raising campaign modelled after the UN worldwide campaign. This year’s theme for the campaign is “Listen. Believe. Support.”
OSCE online seminar addresses international standards in penitentiary system in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 November 2020
Enhancing prison health care systems was the focus of an OSCE-organized online seminar that took place on 23 and 24 November 2020.
OSCE promotes environmental protection in oil and gas sector in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 November 2020
Representatives of the State Concerns “Turkmengas” and “Turkmenoil”, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and other relevant agencies of Turkmenistan discussed environmental protection in the oil and gas sector at an OSCE-organized online webinar on 23 and 24 November 2020.
OSCE-supported event focuses on Lund Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Public Life in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 23 November 2020
On 23 and 24 November 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan is organizing a roundtable conference to discuss the main points of the Lund Recommendations and good practices from the OSCE area and Uzbekistan. The National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan and the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities jointly organized the event.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organizes training seminar for Chamber of Advocates
Publishing date: 23 November 2020
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organized a capacity-building training seminar for representatives from the Chamber of Advocates on best practices and exchange of experiences in the field of the institutional development of the institution of the bar. The event, held from 18 to 20 November 2020, was opened by Alim Ernazarov, Chairperson of the Chamber of Lawyers of Uzbekistan and Ambassador John MacGregor, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan.
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes online meeting to discuss situation assessment report on Albanian municipalities’ response to COVID-19 emergency
Publishing date: 23 November 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic reminds us all that the local government level is the closest to its citizens, and thus better positioned to respond to their specific challenges and needs, stated participants of an online discussion hosted on 19 November 2020 by the OSCE Presence in Albania, with support of the Ministry of Interior. The meeting was held to discuss the key findings of a situation assessment report on the response of 13 targeted municipalities to the COVID-19 pandemic...