News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds training course on moral compensation for victims of torture and their relatives
Publishing date: 4 April 2018
A two-day training course for lawyers on helping victims of torture and their relatives to pursue moral compensation concluded on 31 March 2018 at the new Office of the Union of Lawyers of Tajikistan.
OSCE holds training course for Tajik men gender champions
Publishing date: 4 April 2018
A two-day training course on practical views and ideas for addressing gender stereotypes and mentorship programmes for men gender champions concluded on 29 March 2018 at the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.
OSCE and UNODC train the trainers in countering terrorist financing in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 3 April 2018
Strengthening the capacity of government officials from Tajikistan to counter terrorist financing was the aim of a two-day train-the-trainers course organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Global Programme against Money Laundering, on 29 and 30 March 2018 in Vienna...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media Harlem Désir welcomes launch of Reporters Without Borders self-regulation initiative to counter disinformation online
Publishing date: 3 April 2018
PARIS, 3 April 2018- Today the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed the launch by Reporters Without Borders and its Secretary General Christophe Deloire, the Agence France-Presse (AFP), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Global Editors Network (GEN) of a new self-regulation initiative to counter disinformation online and enhance transparency and trust in the media...
OSCE-supported training course on export control and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction held in Bishkek
Publishing date: 3 April 2018
The Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan together with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the Centre for Non-proliferation and Export Control are conducting a training course on export control and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction on 3 and 4 April 2018 in Bishkek...
Improving access to identity and civil registration documents for Roma in Ukraine the focus of OSCE/ODIHR expert meeting in Kyiv
Publishing date: 29 March 2018
Identifying next steps in improving access to identity and civil registration documents for Roma in Ukraine was the focus of an expert meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 29 March 2018 in Kyiv.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission’s Principal Deputy Chief Monitor to brief media on Friday via videolink from eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 29 March 2018
KYIV, 29 March 2018 – Alexander Hug, the Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), will hold a news briefing on Friday via video link from eastern Ukraine.