News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and World Energy Council Austria join efforts to promote energy security dialogue
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
The impact of big data and digitalization on energy, security and society was the focus of the 2nd Vienna Energy Strategy Dialogue, which concluded on 29 November 2019 in Vienna...
Office of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities organizes workshop on multilingual education in Moldova
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
The development of bilingual and multilingual education policies and programmes was the focus of a workshop organized by the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and hosted by Moldova’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Research in Chisinau on 28 November 2019...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports regional meeting that examines challenges and threats posed by new psychoactive drugs
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
The emerging threat to the health and safety of society posed by new psychoactive drugs was the focus of a regional meeting organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the country’s Ministry of Health and the Police Directorate, on 26 and 27 November 2019 in Podgorica...
Turkmenistan hosts Istanbul Process Regional Infrastructure working groups preparatory meeting supported by OSCE
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
Promoting economic connectivity through regional stability was the focus of an OSCE-supported preparatory meeting of the Regional Technical Groups (RTG) of the Regional Infrastructure: Confidence Building (RI-CBM) Measures held on 29 November 2019. The event was organized within the framework of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan.
OSCE-supported futsal tournament in Osh gathers teams of State Border Services of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia to strengthen regional border co-operation
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
The second futsal tournament "Border Co-operation through Unity in Sports" took place on 27 November in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Teams from the State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan, border servicemen of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, the Operative Border Service Unit of the Russian Federation based in Osh and a team from the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek participated in the event. The tournament aimed at strengthening regional border co-operation.
Intelligence-led policing discussed at OSCE workshop in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 November 2019
Intelligence-led policing (ILP) as a modern approach to contemporary law enforcement management that combines intelligence gathering and analysis with informed decision-making procedures was focus the of an OSCE workshop in Bishkek on 28 November 2019...
OSCE White Ribbon Award recognizes individual’s efforts in promoting gender equality
Publishing date: 28 November 2019
VIENNA, 28 November 2019 – OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger presented two members of permanent delegations representing their countries in the OSCE with a White Ribbon Award in recognition of their personal commitment and achievements in promoting gender equality.