News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Co-operation between private and public sectors focus of OSCE-organized IT and Cybersecurity Fair in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 29 October 2020
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a specialized IT and Cybersecurity Fair on 29 October 2020 focused on the security and vulnerabilities of ICT systems, and aimed at providing a platform for networking between representatives of the private and public sectors. The Fair, which was held online, gathered relevant experts from government institutions, the private sector, educational institutions, and youth...
Crisis management focus of 14th Annual Meeting of OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points Network
Publishing date: 28 October 2020
The current global health crisis and associated challenges for border agencies, as well as transnational threats triggered by the pandemic, were the focus of the two-day Annual Meeting of the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points Network, which concluded on 28 October 2020.
OSCE organizes webinar for youth on career planning and employment in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2020
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized a webinar on 28 October 2020 for young people and members of the general public on career planning and employment opportunities in Kazakhstan...
OSCE organizes workshop on law enforcement agencies’ response to COVID-19 in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 28 October 2020
The Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department (SPMU), in co operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a workshop on law enforcement agencies’ response to COVID-19 in Uzbekistan and international best practices on 28 October 2020, for representatives of the country’s law enforcement agencies...
Gender-sensitive policy responses required during crises to better protect women against gender-based violence, say participants at OSCE event
Publishing date: 28 October 2020
The impact of emergencies on violence against women and the need for gender-sensitive crisis responses were in focus at a special event organized on the margins of the third OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference on 27 October 2020.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports ‘Newcomer Fest on Human Rights’
Publishing date: 27 October 2020
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported a series of online discussions as part of the “Newcomer Fest on Human Rights”, which was launched on 27 October 2020. The Fest will see a number of awareness-raising and learning activities held for local community representatives on the importance of human rights and their protection.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan trains judges on countering gender-based violence
Publishing date: 27 October 2020
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organized a training course for judges from 22 to 24 October 2020 on best practices and challenges in the field of countering gender-based violence, and State and judicial responses to combating domestic violence and human trafficking amid the COVID-19 pandemic...