News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains law enforcement officials in Kazakhstan on countering cybercrime
Publishing date: 28 May 2018
An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar on countering cybercrime for representatives of Kazakhstan’s governmental institutions and law-enforcement agencies concluded on 25 May 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
OSCE organizes train-the-trainer course for local Tajik teachers on preventing violent extremism among youth
Publishing date: 25 May 2018
A two-day training course on preventing violent extremism among youth was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe in close co-operation with UNESCO on 24 and 25 May 2018 on the premises of the OSCE Programme Office...
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Malta
Publishing date: 25 May 2018
A team of election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Malta from 22 to 25 May 2018 to present the final report of ODIHR’s election assessment mission for the June 2017 early parliamentary elections. The report’s
Moldova’s civil servants learn to implement national interethnic relations strategy with support of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 24 May 2018
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Bureau for Interethnic Relations of the Republic of Moldova jointly organized an induction training course in Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova, to introduce the country’s civil servants to key concepts of...
OSCE/ODIHR trains local police from Fuenlabrada, Spain on human rights standards in countering violent extremism that may lead to terrorism
Publishing date: 24 May 2018
The links between respecting human rights and countering violent extremism and radicalization that may lead to terrorism were explored during a training workshop for police officers from the Spanish municipality of Fuenlabrada, from 22 to 24 May 2018. The course was organized by the OSCE Office for
OSCE Mobile Training Team trains border and security officers from Ukraine on identifying foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 24 May 2018
The OSCE’s Mobile Training Team delivered a three-day interactive course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters to 30 border and security officers from Ukraine. The event took place from 22 to 24 May 2018 in Odesa. The deployment of the Mobile Training Team, the fifth of its kind, was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department.
First Model OSCE workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina concludes in Banja Luka
Publishing date: 24 May 2018
The first OSCE Model workshop concluded on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 in Banja Luka. Over 25 participants from Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the host-country Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) gathered to enhance their theoretical and practical knowledge about the history, role and functioning of the OSCE, its Permanent Council and field operations, particularly with regards to conflict prevention.