News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE organizes first-ever simulation-based training for anti-trafficking practitioners in Albania
Publishing date: 21 October 2021
A simulation-based training on combating human trafficking — the first of this kind in Albania — took place from 18 to 21 October 2021 in Tirana. The training, organized by the OSCE Presence and the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, promoted an innovative approach to the capacity development of anti-trafficking practitioners...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports Nova M TV to adopt to digitalization challenges
Publishing date: 21 October 2021
In its efforts to strengthen private media in Montenegro and contribute to their further professionalization and adaption to the digitalization challenges, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro delivered a set of seven desktop computers to the media outlet Nova M TV on 21 October 2021 in Podgorica...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports drafting of rulebook on safe storage of ammunition in storage sites
Publishing date: 21 October 2021
As part of the longstanding support to the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior, on 20 and 21 October 2021, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized the first in a series of working group meetings for drafting a “Rulebook on safe storage of ammunition in storage sites.”
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports development of questionnaire for police officers interviewing trafficking in human beings victims
Publishing date: 20 October 2021
Building on previous work supporting the Ministry of Interior and Police Directorate in combating trafficking in human beings, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a two-day workshop to support the drafting of guidelines for police officers when conducting interviews with persons suspected of being trafficked on 19 and 20 October 2021 in Podgorica...
International relations and parliamentary diplomacy focus of OSCE Mission to Montenegro workshops for Parliament
Publishing date: 20 October 2021
In co-operation with Parliament, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized two training modules for members of Parliament and parliamentary staff on parliamentary diplomacy, international relations and European integration, on 7 and 8 October and on 18 and 19 October 2021, in Podgorica...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on Tajikistan’s draft Information Code
Publishing date: 20 October 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a public discussion and presentation of the draft Information Code of Tajikistan on 14 October 2021 in Bokhtar, the Khatlon region.
OSCE Programme Office supports a series of seminars on enhancing the role and capacity of local self-governance bodies
Publishing date: 20 October 2021
An OSCE-supported series of seminars on enhancing the role and capacity of maslikhats (local self-governance bodies) was launched, in a blended format, from 19 October to 23 November 2021. The event covers all fourteen provinces and the three major cities – Almaty, Nur-Sultan and Shymkent. Some 140 deputies of the district, city and province-level maslikhats of the Kostanay province attended the first event.