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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR experts hold consultations in Prishtinë/Priština as part of Western Balkans election support project
Publishing date: 19 April 2018
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) was in Prishtinë/Priština from 16 to 19 April for a consultation and planning visit as part of the ODIHR project Support to Elections in the Western Balkans. In-depth consultations were held with key
OSCE holds workshop on establishing an Advance Passenger Information system in Georgia
Publishing date: 19 April 2018
A workshop on how to establish an Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Georgia, aimed at detecting and preventing the movement of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) in Tbilisi from 17 to 19 April. The event brought together 45 representatives from all national agencies involved in passenger processing, including police and customs officials, the State Security Service, the Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector, and the civil aviation authority...
OSCE holds discussion on future perspectives of small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition security in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 19 April 2018
A high-level meeting on the results of the OSCE assistance projects on small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition (CA) in Tajikistan and prospects for future co-operation with the national authorities was held on 18 April 2018 in Dushanbe...
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations in Norway
Publishing date: 18 April 2018
A team of elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Norway from 16 to 18 April 2018 to present the final report of ODIHR’s election expert team for the September 2017 parliamentary elections. The report’s
OSCE organizes training seminar for law enforcement on media relations in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 18 April 2018
An OSCE-supported three-day training seminar for law enforcement press officers on the fundamentals of public relations and effective communication strategies between law enforcement and media concluded on 18 April 2018 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports further education of Serbian local police in preventing violent extremism
Publishing date: 17 April 2018
A series of four pilot training courses on preventing and identifying Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT), for police commanders from the local Uniformed Police and the local Police Sections for Countering Terrorism and Extremism throughout Serbia, took place from March to April 2018 in Novi Sad, Niš, Novi Pazar and Belgrade...
Enabling political participation of women with disabilities the focus of OSCE/ODIHR event in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 April 2018
Promoting the full and equal participation of women with disabilities in political and public life was the focus of discussions at a conference organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna on 16 and 17 April 2018. Over 90 parliamentarians and