News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Databases and IT structures supporting intelligence-led policing focus of OSCE regional workshop held in Skopje
Publishing date: 8 November 2019
An OSCE regional training workshop dedicated to criminal intelligence databases and IT structures supporting intelligence-led policing (ILP) took place on 7 and 8 November 2019 in Skopje.
OSCE concludes training seminars on document security in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 November 2019
The third stage of an OSCE-supported train-the-trainer course on detecting forged travel documents and identification techniques for 20 border service officers concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 8 November 2019.
OSCE-supported fourth Aarhus Centre in Kyrgyzstan opens in Naryn
Publishing date: 8 November 2019
The fourth Aarhus Centre in Kyrgyzstan officially opened on 5 November 2019 in Naryn. The new Centre is part of the co-operation between the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the University of Central Asia.
INTERPOL delivers OSCE-supported workshop on fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property in Montenegro
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
INTERPOL’s Works of Art Unit delivered the second awareness-raising and basic training course on its systems on 6 and 7 November 2019 in Podgorica.
Lecture series focusing on the OSCE’s history, values and its work held in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
A lecture series on the structure, principles and values of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe took place from 5 to 7 November 2019 at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Around 40 students specializing in International Law and International Relations from the Institute of International Relations and the International University for Humanities and Development attended the event.
OSCE supports bilateral meeting between Kazakhstan and Russia on rational use of Zhaiyk River water resources
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
An OSCE-supported technical meeting on rational use and protection of water resources of the Zhaiyk (Ural) River, including assessment of climate change on water resources, took place on 7 November 2019 in Oral, Western Kazakhstan.
Achievements, threats and challenges in border management focus of Central Asian Border Management Initiative concludes in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
The OSCE, in co-operation with the Government of Kazakhstan, concluded a two-day Central Asian Border Management Initiative (CABMI) conference on 6 November 2019 in Almaty. More than 30 participants gathered to discuss the achievements and challenges of border management in the region...