News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds workshop on usage of equipment for border control
Publishing date: 5 September 2017
Twenty four officers from the Tajik Border Troops completed a one-week workshop in Dushanbe on 1 September 2017 on the usage of technical equipment for authenticity verification of security documents. The workshop was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe...
Joint OSCE, UNDP Women’s Border Management Awareness Course Concludes at OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 1 September 2017
Twenty-six women officials specialized in border security and management from Afghanistan and Tajikistan graduated from the Border Management Awareness Course at the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) on 31 August 2017 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan...
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds training on human rights
Publishing date: 31 August 2017
A four-day training retreat for civil society, social workers and lawyers working with ill-treatment victims concluded on 30 August 2017 in Bahoriston, Sughd region. A similar training was conducted in Nurek from 21 to 24 August 2017...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek brings together Central Asian Youth Network Alumni in 2017 Reboot Camp
Publishing date: 31 August 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek brought together thirty Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) alumni from five Central Asian states as well as Afghanistan and Mongolia. The CAYN 2017 Reboot Camp took place on 29 August- 1 September 2017 in Bulan-Soggotu village, Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Secretary General meets with Central Asian Youth Network alumni
Publishing date: 31 August 2017
Five participants from the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) met with OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger in Vienna on 30 August 2017 and discussed security issues in Central Asia, the OSCE’s work and its comprehensive approach to security...
The Office in Yerevan discontinues its operations in Armenia
Publishing date: 31 August 2017
OSCE/ODIHR final report on France’s presidential election recommends measures to improve campaign finance and media regulations
Publishing date: 30 August 2017
France’s presidential election on 23 April and 7 May 2017 was conducted in a pluralistic and transparent manner, but certain aspects of the legal framework for elections could benefit from further review, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in its final report