News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets newly elected Chairperson of the Albanian Audiovisual Media Authority
Publishing date: 30 July 2021
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met on 29 July with Armela Krasniqi, the newly elected Chairperson of the Albanian Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA).
Launch of OSCE-organized training courses in operational intelligence analysis focuses on utilizing Analyst’s Notebook and iBase in criminal intelligence analysis
Publishing date: 29 July 2021
The Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the six OSCE field operations in South-Eastern Europe and the Shortest Path Training Company, launched a set of online training courses focused on utilizing IBM’s i2 software packages Analyst’s Notebook and iBase in criminal intelligence analysis.
Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities celebrated in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 28 July 2021
On 28 July 2021, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) co-organized the official ceremony dedicated to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Republic of Uzbekistan attended by 150 participants. This high-level event was organized in partnership with the National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan and the United Nations Country Team.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Parliament in developing in-house staff trainers
Publishing date: 28 July 2021
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized two peer-to-peer workshops on communication and presentation skills for 17 parliamentary staff on 10 and 11 July and 26 and 27 July 2021 in Podgorica.
OSCE seminar highlights methods of protecting oil and gas infrastructure from hazards in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 28 July 2021
Management approaches and know-how tools aimed at protecting oil and gas infrastructure from natural or human-made hazards was the topic of an OSCE-organized online seminar that took place on 27 and 28 July 2021.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan discusses new steps of co-operation with Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations
Publishing date: 28 July 2021
On 23 July 2021, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) Pierre von Arx, met with Erkin Mukhitdinov, First Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan. They discussed ongoing projects and the potential for future co-operation with the Ministry and the Agency for External Labour Migration under the Ministry as the key project partner of the PCUz.
OSCE organizes webinar on the role of men in promoting gender equality in border and law enforcement agencies
Publishing date: 27 July 2021
Members of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform in Border Security and Management and representatives of border agencies from the OSCE region and beyond discussed the importance of an inclusive approach to gender equality at an OSCE webinar. The event was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department on 27 July 2021.