News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Empowering women in politics discussed at international forum co-organized by OSCE/ODIHR in Budapest
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
Women’s full and equal political participation, the role of political parties and the contribution of the women’s movement to women’s political empowerment were the focus of discussions during the International Forum on Women’s Political Empowerment in Budapest on 7 September 2017. The Forum was
OSCE supports regional conference on integrated water resources management in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
An OSCE-supported regional conference on transboundary water co-operation in Central Asia took place on 7 September 2017 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing promoted in Skopje
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
The OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) was promoted on 6 September 2017 in Skopje, during a regional event which brought together some 50 representatives of the public security sector from South-Eastern European countries...
Tajik and Afghan border officers complete OSCE training-of-trainers course
Publishing date: 7 September 2017
Twenty-one officers of the Tajik Border Troops and Afghan Border Police successfully completed a three-week training-of-trainers course on 6 September 2017 organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns shooting of news photographer and welcomes thorough investigation
Publishing date: 5 September 2017
VIENNA, 5 September 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today condemned the shooting of an Ohio news photographer by police...
OSCE Programme Office supports Tajik police in developing electronic crime registration system
Publishing date: 5 September 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe handed over a set of documents including technical specification for the first phase of e-crime registration system to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan on 29 August 2017 for further implementation funded by the United States...
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds workshop on usage of equipment for border control
Publishing date: 5 September 2017
Twenty four officers from the Tajik Border Troops completed a one-week workshop in Dushanbe on 1 September 2017 on the usage of technical equipment for authenticity verification of security documents. The workshop was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe...