News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
From Budapest to Budapest: OSCE symposium in Hungarian capital marks 25 years of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
The OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and Hungary’s Ministry of Defence organized a symposium in Budapest from 16 to 18 October 2019 to mark 25 years of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security. This landmark document, signed in the Hungarian capital in 1994, contains key principles and commitments for the organization’s 57 participating States related to security relations between states and to the control of all armed and security forces within a state...
OSCE Secretariat and Frontex strengthen co-operation to combat cross-border crime
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
The OSCE Secretariat and Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, agreed to strengthen their co-operation in combating cross-border crime, trafficking in human beings and addressing migratory challenges, in a Working Arrangement document signed last week...
OSCE provides advanced training on forged travel documents to border guards in North Macedonia
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
An advanced training course aimed at increasing border guards’ operational awareness to detect forged documents concluded on 18 October 2019 in Skopje...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative to organize a conference in Moscow on Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Russia and the OSCE region
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
VIENNA, 21 October 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, announced today that his Office will organize a high-level conference on media freedom issues, to be held in Moscow on 6 November. The conference on “Freedom of the Media and Safety of Journalists in the Russian Federation and the OSCE region: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age”, will be organized by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation...
OSCE supports national simulation exercise on combatting human trafficking in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
A week-long live simulation exercise on how to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking concluded on 18 October 2019 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. More than 40 professionals from law enforcement, labour inspectorates, prosecutorial offices, NGOs and social services from all across the country participated in the live-action training.
OSCE supports the tenth annual Zhas (Youth) Camp in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 21 October 2019
The civic and social activism of youth was the focus of the annual three-day Zhas (Youth) Camp that concluded on 20 October 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Some thirty young people were selected to attend the event following a competition held in four major cities where they successfully pitched their ideas for social initiatives and projects.
Strengthening security sector oversight focus of training for the staff of Armenian Human Rights Defender Office October 2019
Publishing date: 18 October 2019
A three-day training of trainers’ course on enhancing oversight of the security sector jointly organized by ODIHR and the OSCE Secretariat concluded on 18 October 2019 in Yerevan. The capacity building event was designed to increase the human rights investigation skills of staff members of Armenia’s ombuds institution and help them train security sector personnel on human rights compliance.