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With democratic institutions under pressure across the OSCE region, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) brought together experts and officials at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference to discuss how democracy can adapt and remain resilient in times of change.

For 25 years, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has been helping states strengthen their electoral laws to ensure the transparency and integrity of elections and to bring countries’ legal frameworks in line with OSCE commitments and other international standards.

With the support of the European Union, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe concluded a Strengthening Medical Capabilities course for 29 officers (15 women and 14 men) of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan.

To foster transboundary water co-operation, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities held a study tour in Geneva, Switzerland and Koblenz, Germany from 29 September to 4 October. It brought members of the Women in Water Management Network together with young water and environmental experts from Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

To support the next generation of journalists, business leaders and analysts in advancing transparency, innovation, and economic resilience in Ukraine, the OSCE Office of the Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) conducted a roadshow training series on using open data for journalism and business students from 23 September to 6 October.

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in co-operation with the Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights  and the Centre for Development and Justice International,  conducted a two-day training course focused on improving the monitoring of places of

A delegation of 29 Austrian judges- members of the European Association of Administrative Judges and the Austrian Association of Administrative Judges- carried out a two-day study visit to Albania, on 2 and 3 October 2025, with the support of the OSCE Presence. The programme introduced the delegation to key Albanian justice institutions and concluded with a high-level roundtable on comparative perspectives of administrative justice between Albania and Austria.